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Trump's 'bold' oil grab appears to be a major chess move
6 Jan 2026Analysis: In seizing control of Venezuela's oil fields, the United States has just taken ownership of the world's largest oil reserve.
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US cuts broad recommendation for four childhood vaccines including flu
6 Jan 2026Public health experts warn the latest rollback could lead to preventable hospitalisations and deaths.
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Maduro at troubled Brooklyn jail that once held Ghislaine Maxwell
6 Jan 2026Founded in 1994, MDC Brooklyn holds roughly 1300 men and women and is currently the only jail for detainees awaiting federal trials in New York City.
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Assange's lawyer Barry Pollack to fight Maduro's US narcotics charges
6 Jan 2026Barry Pollack, the Washington lawyer who represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, will defend toppled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
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US vice president says 'crazy person' tried to break into his home
6 Jan 2026US Vice President JD Vance on Monday (US time) said "a crazy person" had tried to break into his Ohio home by hammering on the windows, noting he and his...
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Mystery outage hits Greek airports
6 Jan 2026For a few tense hours Greek skies turned into a communications black hole.
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Bondi Beach gunman moved to 'supermax' prison
6 Jan 2026The alleged murderer has been in Sydney's Long Bay jail hospital for the past fortnight after being shot by police.
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One jailed over cyber harassment of Brigitte Macron
6 Jan 2026A Paris court sentenced 10 people accused of cyber-bullying French President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte by spreading false information about her gender.
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'That's enough': Greenland PM urges Trump to drop annex threats
6 Jan 2026Washington's military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears about Greenland, the mineral-rich Arctic territory which Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex.
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Minnesota Governor Walz will not seek third term, to focus on welfare fraud scandal
6 Jan 2026The Trump administration has singled out Walz, Minnesota and its large Somali population over allegations of fraud.
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Sushi chain pays $5.6m for one bluefin tuna
5 Jan 2026A Japanese sushi restaurant bid 510 million yen for a bluefin tuna, the highest-ever price paid at the annual New Year auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.
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Maduro set to appear in US court to face narco-terrorism charges
5 Jan 2026The Venezuelan president's capture by the United States military has sparked deep uncertainty about the oil-rich South American nation's future.
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Trump threatens Colombian president, mulls second strike on Venezuela
5 Jan 2026The US President has also lashed out at Denmark, Cuba and Mexico while taking to reporters on Air Force One.
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The sacred 'forbidden island' in Japan that's off limits to women
5 Jan 2026Bursting with colour, edged with mountainous cliffs and nestled between Japan and Korean sits a sacred island.
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New Venezuela leader to pay 'big price' if doesn't 'do what's right': Trump
5 Jan 2026It comes after US forces seized and jailed her former boss Nicolás Maduro. Audio
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What comes next for Venezuela?
5 Jan 2026The country is entering a new and very uncertain era after the US capture of the country's president.
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Tonga's Cabinet line-up announced for new parliament term
New PM Lord Fakafanua will take on the police, fire and emergency services portfolios as well as disaster management, climate change and communications.
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Several teens among the dead in Swiss bar blaze, police say
5 Jan 2026Teenagers as young as 14 are among those who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire that killed 40 people in Switzerland.
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Denmark urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland
5 Jan 2026"The US has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom," Mette Frederiksen says.
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Inside the US operation to capture Venezuela's president
5 Jan 2026Huddled in a room at Mar-a-Lago around screens set up for his viewing pleasure, Donald Trump watched as highly trained soldiers rushed into Nicolás Maduro's home where the Venezuelan leader was…
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'The mood is of happiness and hope' - Venezuelans in NZ
4 Jan 2026A woman living in NZ says her family in Venezuela knew nothing of the attacks until they talked on the phone.
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The United States' history of intervening in Latin America
4 Jan 2026The United States has a long history of military interventions and support for dictatorships in Latin America.
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Man to pay $120,000 for not removing backyard cheese facility
4 Jan 2026John Kitsis did not have approval from the City of Charles Sturt council to construct the cheesemaking business at his West Croydon home
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Soundproofing foam in focus in probe of deadly Swiss bar fire
4 Jan 2026The question of whether safety standards were respected has been debated since the fire broke out at Le Constellation bar in Switzerland.
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