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Venezuela To Export $2 Billion Worth Of Oil To U.S. In Deal With Washington
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/venezuela-export-2-billion-oil-deal-trump_n_695dd827e4b0b693af45d244
Published: January 7, 2026 04:15
The agreement is a strong sign that the Venezuelan government is responding to Trump’s demand that they open up to U.S. oil companies.
How Delcy RodrĂguez Courted Donald Trump And Rose To Power In Venezuela
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-rise-power_n_695dd81be4b0b693af45d234
Published: January 7, 2026 04:09
Delcy RodrĂguez, Venezuela's interim president, has risen to prominence through strategic moves and political savvy.
In Post-Maduro Venezuela, U.S. Reportedly Eyes Security Chief As Potential Target
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/post-maduro-venezuela-security-chief-target-diosdado-cabello_n_695dd81fe4b06463f5405880
Published: January 7, 2026 04:05
The Trump administration has put Venezuela's hardline interior minister on notice that he could be at the top of its target list.
European Leaders Push Back On Trump's Comments About A U.S. Takeover Of Greenland
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/european-leaders-push-back-trumps-comments-about-a-us-takeover-greenland_n_695d4ac6e4b0b0e75cf0ac0a
Published: January 6, 2026 18:00
The leaders issued a statement reaffirming the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island “belongs to its people.”
Trump Administration Reportedly Sets Meetings With Oil Companies Over Venezuela
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-meetings-oil-companies_n_695c97e8e4b0c1bd90c52688
Published: January 6, 2026 05:11
The upcoming meetings will be crucial to the administration's hopes to boost crude oil production and exports from Venezuela.
Cuba Faces Uncertain Future After U.S. Topples Venezuelan Leader Maduro
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/venezuela-cuba-under-threat_n_695c2e1ae4b0908b04a44baf
Published: January 5, 2026 21:36
Cubans lowered flags before dawn Monday to mourn 32 officers who died in the weekend strike against the president of Venezuela.
Maduro Set To Make His First Appearance In U.S. Courtroom
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/venezuela-maduro-court-us_n_695bae27e4b0908b04a3b6da
Published: January 5, 2026 12:47
Deposed Venezuelan president will face the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York.
Trump Says Second Venezuela Strike Possible If Government Does Not Cooperate
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-second-venezuela-strike-possible_n_695b3c31e4b09f7f2fbcffa3
Published: January 5, 2026 04:25
Trump's comments to reporters aboard Air Force One raised the possibility of further U.S. military interventions in Latin America.
After Maduro, Who's Next? Trump Spurs Speculation About His Plans For Greenland, Cuba And Colombia
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-greenland-cuba-speculation_n_695b3b14e4b09f7f2fbcfee9
Published: January 5, 2026 04:17
Trump is renewing his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland and is threatening Colombia with military action over its drug trade.
Danish Prime Minister Hits Back At Trump's Greenland Threats In A Fiery Statement
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mette-frederiksen-trump-greenland_n_695afdc6e4b09f7f2fbce591
Published: January 5, 2026 01:24
Mette Frederiksen's blunt warning came in the wake of the United States' military operation in Venezuela.
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Into Sea As South's Leader Visits China
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/north-korea-ballistic-missiles-south-visits-china_n_695aee45e4b0908b04a375a8
Published: January 4, 2026 23:15
Pyongyang also accused Washington of violating Venezuela's sovereignty with its attack that reveals "the rogue and brutal nature of the U.S."
OPEC+ Keeps Oil Output Steady Amid Turmoil Among Members
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opec-oil-output-steady-political-turmoil_n_695ae8e2e4b0908b04a37205
Published: January 4, 2026 22:46
The eight members affirmed their earlier decision to pause output hikes through March due to low demand and, more quietly, global political tensions.
Trump's Bet On Regime Change In Venezuela Is A Sharp Departure From MAGA Agenda
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-venezuela-regime-change_n_695a7208e4b0bdbffbb44bcd
Published: January 4, 2026 14:04
Trump’s decision to attack Venezuela, arrest its president and temporarily run the country marks a striking departure for a politician who long criticized others for overreaching on foreign affairs and vowed to avoid foreign entanglements.
Maduro Is Out But It's Unclear Who Is Running Venezuela
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicolas-maduro-uncertainty-venezuela_n_695a6fa3e4b09f7f2fbcc598
Published: January 4, 2026 13:56
The U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro - praised by Trump as stunning and powerful - leaves behind uncertainty about who is running the oil-rich country.
Trump's Plan To Seize And Revitalize Venezuela's Oil Industry Faces Major Hurdles
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-plan-venezuela-oil-industry-hurdles_n_695a6ec0e4b048f68c305abf
Published: January 4, 2026 13:48
Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country's president in a military raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices.
Iran's Leader Says Rioters 'Must Be Put In Their Place' As Protest Death Toll Reaches At Least 15
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/irans-leader-says-rioters-must-be-put-in-their-place-as-protest-death-toll-reaches-at-least-15_n_6959c918e4b0bdbffbb4394e
Published: January 4, 2026 02:19
The protests, have become the biggest in Iran since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered nationwide demonstrations.
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Towards The Sea Off Its East Coast
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-towards-the-sea-off-its-east-coast_n_6959c32be4b09f7f2fbcb47f
Published: January 4, 2026 01:45
The last time Pyongyang tested its ballistic missile was in November.
U.S. Military Operation In Venezuela Disrupts Air Travel, Hundreds Of Flights Canceled
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/military-operation-venezuela-disrupts-air-travel-hundreds-flights-canceled_n_69598e36e4b0993009673db5
Published: January 3, 2026 21:55
Major airlines canceled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean region and warned passengers that the disruptions could continue for days.
Removal Of Nicolas Maduro Opens Potential Power Vacuum In Venezuela
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-venezuela-maduro-captured-reuters_n_69597a6ce4b09f7f2fbca917
Published: January 3, 2026 20:24
It is unclear how Trump plans to oversee Venezuela.
Mock House, CIA Source And Special Forces: The U.S. Operation To Capture Maduro
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mock-house-cia-source-special-forces-operation-nicolas-maduro_n_695978dce4b09f7f2fbca77f
Published: January 3, 2026 20:18
Elite U.S. troops, including the Army's Delta Force, created an exact replica of Maduro's safe house and practiced how they would enter the strongly fortified residence.
With Capture Of Maduro, Trump Claims Successful Operation As He Treads Into Uncharted Territory
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-venezuela-capture-uncharted-territory_n_69593e75e4b0993009672e60
Published: January 3, 2026 16:08
With the capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump and his allies are calling the audacious U.S. military operation an unqualified success.
World Reacts To U.S. Strikes On Venezuela
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/world-leaders-react-venezuela_n_69592026e4b0edc730d1e21f
Published: January 3, 2026 14:02
Several leaders, including the presidents of Chile, Colombia, and Spain, raised concerns about the violation of international law.
U.S. Strikes Venezuela And Says Its Leader, Maduro, Has Been Captured And Flown Out Of The Country
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicolas-maduro-captured-venezuela_n_6958f542e4b048f68c302c3c
Published: January 3, 2026 11:00
The Venezuelan government called it an “imperialist attack” and urged citizens to take to the streets.
Coast Guard Suspends Search For 77-Year-Old Woman Who Went Overboard From A Cruise Ship
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coast-guard-suspends-search-77-year-old-woman-who-went-overboard-cruise-ship_n_69586bbce4b0edc730d1d9c0
Published: January 3, 2026 01:17
The Coast Guard said it had deployed helicopters and a large vessel called a cutter to help with the search.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Appoints New Chief Of Staff
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/volodymyr-zelenskyy-appoints-new-chief-of-staff_n_6958455ce4b0edc730d1d658
Published: January 2, 2026 22:37
Zelenskyy had dismissed his previous chief of staff after anti-corruption officials began investigating alleged graft in the energy sector.
6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Southern And Central Mexico, Killing 2
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mexico-earthquake_n_69581ea1e4b0ee8ef98be7a8
Published: January 2, 2026 19:58
There were more than 500 aftershocks.
Sparkling Candles On Champagne Bottles Ignited Fatal Swiss Bar Fire, Investigators Say
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/switzerland-bar-fire-champagne-bottle_n_6957fe91e4b0ee8ef98bdeb1
Published: January 2, 2026 17:35
Forty people were killed and another 119 injured at a Swiss ski resort on New Year’s Eve.
Trump And Top Iranian Officials Exchange Threats Over Protests Roiling Iran
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-iran-protests_n_6957b9c5e4b0ee8ef98bc20f
Published: January 2, 2026 12:42
“We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” Trump wrote, without elaborating.
At Least 7 Reported Killed In Iran During Widening Protests Sparked By Ailing Economy
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iran-protests-economy-six-dead_n_6956bd8fe4b0ed8017e07e43
Published: January 1, 2026 18:42
The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations.
Around 40 Dead, 115 Injured In New Year’s Fire At Swiss Alpine Resort
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/switzerland-bar-fire-new-years_n_69568d29e4b0ed8017e070af
Published: January 1, 2026 15:17
Axel Clavier, a 16-year-old from Paris who survived the blaze, described “total chaos” inside the bar.
Russia's Putin, In New Year Address, Voices Confidence In Victory In Ukraine
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/russia-putin-new-year-address-ukraine_n_69559b99e4b032c4e8a8de71
Published: December 31, 2025 22:00
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual televised New Year's address to rally his troops fighting in Ukraine.
Israel Says It Will Halt Operations Of Several Humanitarian Organizations In Gaza Starting In 2026
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-gaza-humanitarian-organizations-2026_n_6954456ae4b01b40d00571a9
Published: December 30, 2025 21:38
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
Iran's President Says Answer To Attack Would Be Harsh In Apparent Response To Trump Warning
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iran-president-trump-threat_n_695443d1e4b032c4e8a8935c
Published: December 30, 2025 21:31
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned of a harsh response to any attack on his country.