Jan 03 Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll rises to at least 10 By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving security forces a green light to aggressively put down the demonstrations. Continue reading
Jan 03 Venezuelans in South Florida celebrate ouster of Maduro government By Vanessa A. Alvarez, Tim Reynolds, Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Revelers chanted “liberty” and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the American military attack that toppled Nicolás Maduro’s government — a stunning outcome they had longed for but left them wondering what comes next in… Continue reading
Jan 03 How U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas By Meg Kinnard, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump, during a news conference Saturday at his Florida home, laid out the details of the overnight strike, after which he said Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were flown by helicopter to a U.S. warship. Continue reading
Jan 03 Maduro's capture and Trump's claim that U.S. will run Venezuela raise new legal questions By Lisa Mascaro, Joshua Goodman, Ben Finley, Associated Press The Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's president and plans to “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. moves under a broader campaign against the South American nation. Continue reading
Jan 03 Allied security advisers discuss peace proposals in Ukraine ahead of leaders' summit By Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press National security advisers from Europe and other allies visited Kyiv on Saturday to discuss security guarantees and economic support as a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine intensifies. Continue reading
Jan 03 A timeline of U.S. military escalation against Venezuela leading to Maduro's capture By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press On Saturday, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela. Before the escalation, there had been 35 known strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in South American waters since early September that killed at least 115 people, according to announcements… Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: Trump says U.S. is 'going to run' Venezuela until transition of power after capturing Maduro By Associated Press Trump addressed the nation after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in a military operation early in the day that plucked a sitting leader from office. Continue reading
Jan 03 Live updates: U.S. captures Maduro and his wife after striking Venezuela By Associated Press The middle-of-the-night seizure of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were transported on a U.S. warship to face narco-terrorism conspiracy charges in New York, is beyond even the most high-profile historical examples of aggressive American actions toward autocratic governments… Continue reading
Jan 03 What we know about a U.S. strike that captured Venezuela's Maduro By Jill Lawless, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The overnight operation left Venezuela reeling, with its leadership uncertain and details of casualties and the impact on its military still to emerge. Much is still unknown about how the U.S. ouster of Maduro will ricochet across the country and… Continue reading
Jan 03 U.S. strikes Venezuela and says leader Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country By Regina Garcia Cano, Konstantin Toropin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The legal authority for the attack, which echoed the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that led to the surrender and seizure of leader Manuel Antonio Noriega, was not immediately clear. Continue reading