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Cuba is the next domino after Maduro’s fall - opinion

Cuba survives on foreign power; its fate may now be in US hands.

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan. in New York City, US, January 5, 2026.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025.

Moscow and Tehran’s new partnership is bad news for the West - opinion

A man walks past a mural showing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, after US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the US has struck Venezuela and captured Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela January 3, 2026

President Trump’s Venezuela strategy signals a new era for US foreign policy - opinion

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Iran’s regime is facing collapse as its core ideological lie is finally exposed - opinion


US, UK, France request emergency UN Security Council meeting on Hamas sexual violence

The meeting being requested is to examine the crimes that emerged from the UN report on Hamas's sexual violence on October 7 and the hostage situation in Gaza.

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

Trump VP hopefuls call on Biden to use military force to free American hostages in Gaza

Cotton and Scott voted against the supplemental aid bill earlier this week, which would provide Israel with $10 billion in funding for defense infrastructure including the Iron Dome.

Parents and loved ones of missing Israeli youth Itay Chen gather at the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Only time can reveal the ICJ's true motives - opinion

The ICJ’s interim order likely bodes victory for Israel

 WHILE MANY view the ICJ as an independent judicial body, it is inherently political. Its judges are elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, bodies notorious for anti-Israel bias, the writer says.

Isaac Herzog speaks to world leaders about attacks on Israel

Herzog has connected with leaders from the UN, across Europe, South America, and Asia.

 President Isaac Herzog speaks on Israel's judicial reform on February 12, 2023

Romania detects possible airspace breach during overnight drone attack on Ukraine

"The Romanian Army's radar surveillance system identified a possible unauthorized breach of national air space, with a signal detected on the route to the town of Galati," the defense ministry said.

 Elbit Systems' SkyStriker drone in flight.

UK Jewish leaders discuss LGBT, judicial reform concerns with Diaspora Minister Chikli

The meeting was responsible for highlighting significant issues in the UK Jewish community.

 A Jerusalem municipality worker hangs an Israeli flag next to the British flag, the Union Jack, as he stands on a platform near Israel's presidential residence in Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming visit of Britain's Prince William, June 25, 2018

Lizzo sued by former dancers, accused of creating hostile work environment

The complaints filed by plaintiffs include harassment based on sex, religion, race and disability.

 PREVIEW  XML FILE PHOTO: Lizzo plays at Orange Stage at the Roskilde festival, in Roskilde , Denmark on Saturday July 1. 2023.

Suicide attack in Pakistan's Peshawar kills two, wounds several

The explosion was a suicide attack that hit a vehicle of the paramilitary Frontier Corps in Peshawar, police said.

The city of Peshwar, where there was a massive suicide attack.

US arrests man for firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion group's office

The fire at Wisconsin Family Action's office occurred just days after Politico on May 2 published a draft of the US Supreme Court's blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

 A threat is spray painted on the building wall near Wisconsin Family Action's offices in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. May 8, 2022

US halts nuclear data sharing with Russia after START treaty withdrawal - WSJ

The Biden administration looks to encourage a return to compliance with the START nuclear arms treaty.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks past a TV camera during a parade marking Navy Day in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 31, 2022.