January 04th, 2026

• Commentary: 'We're locked & loaded': Trump warns apocalyptic Iranian regime not to murder swelling protest movement or US will attack - is he planning 2nd air assault, possibly to include Iranian missile facilities, possibly with Israeli involvement?
• EU urges Iran to respect right to protest, calls for immediate release of arrested demonstrators
• Iran Supreme Leader says will not yield as protests simmer and US threatens
• Khamenei: Iranian protesters' demands fair, but rioters 'must be put in their place' - Iranian supreme leader also says 'will not yield to the enemy,' a day after Trump said US would intervene if demonstrators are harmed
• 'No future for us': disaffected Iranians say it's now or never to topple regime - Ailing economy sparks biggest uprising in years, with protesters saying it's time to hit regime when it's at its weakest
• Powerful image of lone Iranian protester in front of security forces draws parallels to Tiananmen Square 'Tank Man'
• Death Toll Reaches at Least 10 in Iran Protest Violence
• 'A turning point': Iranian diaspora in UK rally to support protesters in Iran
• UK, France Hit Islamic State Arms Cache in Syria
• U.S. Captures Maduro Following Chinese Envoy Meeting - Trump-directed operation after Venezuela-China talks strains U.S.-China relations
• C.I.A. Source Inside Venezuelan Government Helped Track Maduro - The spy agency also used stealth drones to monitor the whereabouts of the Venezuelan leader
• President Trump Confirms Elite Delta Force Captured Maduro in Daring Overnight Venezuela Raid - Same Legendary Unit That Took Down Saddam Hussein
• 'He got bum-rushed': Trump team describe capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro - No US soldiers killed in overnight raid, conducted after months of meticulous preparation; US blacked out parts of Caracas; operation lasted less than 30 minutes, Hegseth says
• "It Could Have Happened" - Trump Reveals US Military was Prepared to Kill Maduro if Necessary - Says He Made it to Safe Room but Was Unable to Close Door Before Troops Apprehended Him
• Trump says he warned Maduro to surrender before Venezuela dictator & wife were 'dragged from bedroom' in daring raid
• Marco Rubio: Nicola Maduro Capture Sends a Message to the World, Trump 'Is Not a Game-Player'
• Venezuela Accuses US Of Bombing Residential Areas
• Shocked Venezuelans hunker down, unsure of what comes next
• Trump Says U.S. Will 'Run' Venezuela and Take Control of Oil
• Venezuela's oil reserves could be developed by US firms, Trump announces - US President Donald Trump said Maduro's removal opens the door for US oil companies to invest billions in Venezuela's energy infrastructure
• Trump: U.S. Oil Companies Will 'Fix' Venezuela's 'Badly Broken' Oil Infrastructure
• What's in the future for Venezuela? Trump says US will 'run' country - Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be among the officials working with Venezuelans to administer the country
• 'We are going to run the country': Trump says US will govern Venezuela until there's a 'proper transition'
• Trump says US will temporarily run Venezuela, 'not afraid of boots on ground' if necessary
• Top Commander Gives Doomsday Warning Over Trump's Troop Boasts: "How many boots on the ground did we have in Iraq?" he asked CNN anchor Erin Burnett. "You know the answer - about 220,000 at peak. And did we subdue Iraq? Nope."
• CNN: Trump's snatching of Maduro shows a new level of unrestrained global power
• 'A dangerous ​precedent': World leaders react to the U.S. attack on Venezuela
• Moulton: We're Setting Precedent You Can Kidnap Leaders You Don't Like, 'Backing Up' Actions of Putin
• Axis of Tyrants Melts Down: Cuba, Iran, Russia, China, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia Rush to Defend Maduro After U.S. Strike in Venezuela
• China 'Deeply Shocked' by Maduro Capture Hours After Sending Diplomats to Venezuela
• China Slams US 'Hegemonic Acts' After Strikes on Venezuela
• Russia, Iran slam Venezuela strikes as EU and UK urge respect for 'international law'
• France denounces US, claims capture of Maduro violates international law
• Shock and Skepticism in World's Capitals After U.S. Seizes Maduro - Several Latin American leaders responded with anger, while European leaders were more cautious. President Trump's audacious raid drew support, too
• Global reaction to U.S. strikes on Venezuela includes condemnation, concern for foreign nationals
• World leaders call for UN response after Maduro capture
• At Colombia's request, UN Security Council to convene Monday to discuss US operation in Venezuela
• Homeland Security Slams Soros Funded Democrat Senator with Perfect Irony Over Venezuela Outrage
• Bernie Moreno Praises Trump for Acting Against Nicolas Maduro, Unlike 'Inept and Incompetent' Biden
• Hollywood Celebrities Rush to Call for Trump's Impeachment After U.S. Apprehends Nicolas Maduro: 'America Is a Terror State'
• Dems call for removal of Trump over Maduro capture - while Venezuelans celebrate: "We are in 25th Amendment territory now."
• Democrat lawmaker Wasserman Schultz comes out in support of Trump's operation in Venezuela
• Democrats Raise Alarms After Trump Avoids Congressional Approval for Maduro's Capture
• Law Professor Jonathan Turley: Trump Did Not Need Congressional Approval to Capture Maduro
• Congressman Tim Burchett: Democrats Weren't Briefed on Maduro Operation Because 'They Would Have Run Straight to the Media'
• The Daily Beast: Trump Risks Totally Blowing Up MAGA With Shock New Invasion - Trump's war on Venezuela is last straw for America First MAGA
• Trump Rewards CBS for Going MAGA With Massive Venezuela War Scoop
• Even the Liberal Washington Post Editorial Board is Praising Trump's Venezuela Operation: 'Unquestionable Tactical Success'
• 'Israel commends' US op in Venezuela, says FM Sa'ar, and 'welcomes the removal of the dictator who led a network of drugs and terror'
• Israel expresses hope for resumption of Venezuela ties after Maduro's deposal - Foreign minister welcomes 'removal of the dictator'; Netanyahu congratulates Trump for 'bold and historic leadership'
• Condemnation and applause in Latin America after US seizes Venezuela's Maduro
• Protests Erupt in NYC, Philadelphia Over Maduro Capture
• Communists swarm NYC to rally, recruit - demand release of Maduro
• 'Comrade Mamdani': NYC Mayor Torched After Saying Maduro Arrest 'Violated Federal, International Law'
• Dem Rep. Strickland: Maduro Ouster a Distraction Because Dems Will Talk About J6 on Tuesday
• Liberation Day: Venezuelans Worldwide Erupt in Celebration After U.S. Forces Capture Dictator Maduro While Left-Wing Democrats Rage
• 'My joy is too big': Venezuelan emigres celebrate Maduro ouster, wonder what's next - Cheers break out on streets of Chile, Peru, and Spain, as emigrant communities welcome US military raid on Caracas; 1 in 5 Venezuelans have left the country since 2014
• With Maduro gone, Venezuelans cope with uncertainty from food lines to politics
• Airlines cancel hundreds of Caribbean flights after U.S. attacks on Venezuela - U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of Caribbean flights, including travel to Puerto Rico, after a large-scale attack on Venezuela
• Travelers stranded in Caribbean as FAA closes airspace for Maduro capture
• Traders and speculative bettors earned huge profits on prediction markets because of the capture of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro
• Venezuela strikes continue long history of U.S. military interventions in Latin America
• First picture shows Nicolas Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed on USS Iwo Jima as Trump shares arrest photo
• Who is Nicolas Maduro? Bus driver turned president led Venezuela with a heavy hand - After succeeding Hugo Chavez in 2013, Maduro persecuted political opponents and repeatedly staged sham elections, while his supporters hailed him as a hero who stood up to the US
• Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, wife indicted in US after capture, Trump's $50M bounty
• Indicted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife headed to NYC, Trump says
• Maduro in NY jail after capture; Venezuela's VP Rodriguez claims op had 'Zionist tint'
• What are the charges against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro? Maduro, Flores and senior Venezuelan officials face charges related to alleged "drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracies," according to an unsealed indictment posted on social media Saturday by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi
• Pam Bondi: Maduro Indicted on Narco Terror Charges, Will Face 'Full Wrath' Of U.S. Justice
• DOJ: Maduro Used Diplomatic Planes to Move Drug Proceeds from Mexico to Venezuela
• Maduro: All the cocaine trafficked in our region is produced in Colombia
• Maduro capture echoes Noriega takedown that used rock music as psychological warfare against dictator - Both operations proceeded without congressional authorization and targeted leaders accused of drug trafficking
• Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez Compares Nicolas Maduro Arrest to 'Fall of the Berlin Wall'
• Contenders To Replace Nicolas Maduro As Venezuela's Leader - A power vacuum has opened up in Venezuela
• Venezuelan VP defiantly declares that Maduro is the country's 'only president'
• Trump: Nicolas Maduro's VP Delcy Rodriguez Spoke to Rubio, Willing to 'Make Venezuela Great Again'
• Maria Corina Machado on Maduro's Capture: 'The Time Has Come for Sovereignty'
• Trump hints at next target after shocking invasion: Mexico
• Rubio Says Cuban Government Should Be 'Concerned' - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a sworn foe of Cuba's communist government, warned Havana on Saturday after US forces deposed its ally Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela
• Joe Rogan Says Drug Overdose Deaths Have 'Dropped off a Cliff' Due to Trump Admin's Boat Strikes
• Zelensky Suggests Trump Take Out Vladimir Putin After Maduro
• Peace Deal Won't Save Russia's Olympic Status, IOC President Says - The current ban has been in place since 2022
• North Korea Test-Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Eastern Sea
• How China plans to land the world's largest army on Taiwan - An invasion would likely start at the 'red beaches' - now among the most dangerous places on Earth
• Trump orders Chinese-controlled firm to unwind chip asset deal, citing national security risks
• Javier Milei Announces Creation of Regional Bloc to Stand up to the 'Cancer of Socialism'
• Marco Rubio voices concern that Americans may someday be arrested for social media posts when visiting Europe - 'Are we going to live in a world where some American puts up a social media post and then gets to some airport somewhere and is arrested?' Rubio asked
• At least 2 dead after M6.5 earthquake strikes Guerrero and Mexico City, Mexico
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Korla, China
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Mid-Indian Ridge
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 18,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Media continues to ring climate alarm, but 2025 saw the fewest deaths from extreme weather ever
• Trump admin moves to sue windmill company $32,000 for bald eagle deaths
• Nick Shirley Denounces Alleged Complicity Between NGOs and Cartels at the Arizona Border
• You Can't Make This Up: Portland Rolls Out Paid "Immigration Leave" - City Workers Get 40 Hours Off for Deportation Hearings While Taxpayers Foot the Bill, No Questions Asked
• Convicted Wisconsin judge, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, steps down as GOP moves toward impeachment
• British Citizens Head to France and Slash Illegal Migrants' Rubber Boats To Prevent Them From Crossing the Channel - So French Police Move To Arrest Them, Not the Illegals
• 'Chinese Peptides' Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World - The gray-market drugs flooding Silicon Valley reveal a community that believes it can move faster than the F.D.A.
• Why Not Grow Human Organs in Pigs? The Ethics of Cross-Species Organ Growth - While research on human-pig chimeras is on an indefinite pause, xenotransplantation - transplant of organs across species is moving ahead
• US on verge of losing measles elimination status as outbreak surges in South Carolina
• Deadly 'superbug' is spreading across US as drug resistance grows, researchers warn - First identified in Japan in 2009, the fungus has reportedly reached at least 60 countries and dozens of US states