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Venezuela’s Maduro says Trump’s comments on land and oil reveal his true motives

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that his US counterpart Donald Trump had revealed his true motives toward the South American country with his claim that that it had stolen US “oil, land and other assets.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/iHys6Oh

Chile elects Kast as president, deepening regional shift to law-and-order politics

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over rising crime and migration to take the country to its sharpest rightward shift since the end of dictatorship in 1990. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/WNGeRyu

Missing Belgian woman’s phone found two years after she disappeared in Australia

Police in Australia’s Tasmania said on Sunday they would join a privately organised search for a Belgian woman who went missing in wilderness more than two years ago, after her mobile phone was discovered in the southern island state. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/uIdByeV

Lionel Messi’s India tour organizer detained after fans rip up seats, police say

Lionel Messi’s tour of India kicked off chaotically on Saturday as fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Kolkata’s Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine soccer great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/wDvK0e6

How Ethiopian-born abstract artist Julie Mehretu is helping African artists

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Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba

Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses. from World News https://ift.tt/Lp5dIQV

Special forces veteran who rescued Machado begs her not to return to Venezuela

The US special forces veteran who spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous rescue mission that lasted nearly 16 hours and was carried out largely in the middle of the night through rough waters. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/jfqnbE1

US accuses Rwanda of fueling war as fighting in eastern DR Congo intensifies despite Trump-brokered peace deal

The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of fueling instability and war as a Rwanda-backed advance of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to derail US President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the region. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/SPC9Jd3

Trump signs executive order blocking states from enforcing their own regulations around AI

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that blocks states from enforcing their own regulations around artificial intelligence and instead aims to create a “single national framework” for AI. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/RgrlqcE

US sanctions Maduro’s nephews and shipping companies it says move Venezuelan oil

The US says it is sanctioning three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, as it ramps up its pressure campaign on the South American country. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/7geUlIk

Videos show 6 Israeli hostages celebrating Hanukkah in Gaza tunnel months before they were killed

Newly released videos show six Israeli hostages celebrating Hanukkah in a tunnel in Gaza months before they were killed by Hamas in August 2024. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/WnyHMae

‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting children

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 is about protecting them from addictive algorithms, asking: “What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen here by delaying kids’ access to social media?” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/NQxIhJP