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On January 3, 2026, the United States forces under the leadership of Donald Trump conducted an operation in Venezuela and abducted its president, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Trump’s reasoning for the act was that Maduro was a narco terrorist who was poisoning the lives of Americans by…

Elon Musk has spent years branding himself as a free speech absolutist. On Thursday, he demonstrated exactly how conditional that belief really is. The tech guy is bored, so he wants his president boss to invoke the Insurrection Act for fun. Great America, here we are.

ANALYSIS: Trump may be unaware that he’s doing Russia’s bidding, but Europe and the UK understand they need to handle him carefully or risk giving the Kremlin multiple victories, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Fear, abuse and eroding rights have forced many trans people to leave the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?

Amy Fisher's 1992 shooting case resurfaces as questions grow over how long she served in prison and why the crime shocked America.

In some US cities, middle‑class families now need $280k+ (£209k+) annually to cover rising housing, childcare, and living costs.

"While in many ways it feels like the U.S. holds the economic cards, it doesn’t hold all the funding cards in a world that will be very disturbed by the weekend’s events."

America's racial conversation is moving away from a shared historical narrative.

A nuclear historian has identified 15 American cities most vulnerable to attack if global conflict erupts, with several surprising small towns ranking alongside major metropolitan centres.

UAP whistleblower 'Gerb' accuses a Battelle-linked job carousel of shielding UFO secrets, suppressing truth or manipulating disclosure.

The targeted European countries swiftly condemned the move