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Putin indicated Russia could be open to territory swap as part of Ukraine deal, report says
File photo of Russian president Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin told some of Russia’s top businessmen that he might be open to swapping some territory controlled by Russian forces in Ukraine but that he wanted the whole of Donbas, the Kommersant newspaper reported. Andrei Kolesnikov, the Kremlin correspondent for the Kommersant,…
White House orders military to focus on ‘quarantine’ of Venezuela oil
Mr. Trump has accused the South American country of flooding the U.S. with drugs, and his administration has for months been bombing boats originating in South America that it alleges were carrying drugs. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a “quarantine” of…
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U.S. pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say
An oil tanker is docked at El Palito port in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Sunday, December 21, 2025. Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, officials told Reuters on Sunday (December 21, 2025), in what would be the second such…
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Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash
U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Mr. Trump has already surged immigration agents into major U.S. cities, where they swept through neighborhoods and clashed with residents….
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U.S. forces stop oil tanker off Venezuela coast as Trump follows up on promise to seize tankers
U.S. forces on Saturday (December 20, 2025) stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The pre-dawn operation comes days after Mr. Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers…
Trump labels Venezuela government a ‘terrorist’ regime, orders tanker blockade
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, and labelled the government of President Nicolas Maduro “a foreign terrorist organisation”, sharply escalating his pressure campaign against the South American nation. In a social media post, Mr. Trump said the “the illegitimate Maduro regime…
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Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro, orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela
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Will speak to Donald Trump on Cambodia clashes: Thailand PM Anutin Charnvirakul
Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday (December 12, 2025) that he was scheduled to speak to U.S. President Donald Trump late in the day, as border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand continued for a fifth day. Mr. Anutin told reporters that…
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