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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.

|ByAMINE AYOUB
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

New Russia-Iran treaty deepens cooperation, challenging Israel's influence in the Middle East.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
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

With Maduro captured, the US aims to stabilize Venezuela, counter regional threats, and support domestic democratic forces.

|ByGABRIEL ROSENBERG
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

Iran’s regime has lost its ideological anchor, its popular base, and possibly its military, this time, the collapse could well be real.

|ByDANIEL M. ROSEN

Taiwan says China looking at Ukraine war to develop 'hybrid' strategies

Chinese officials are using the war between Russia and Ukraine as a way to develop new strategies in rising conflicts with Taiwan.

OCTOBER 12, 2022ByREUTERS
Chinese and Taiwanese national flags are displayed alongside military airplanes in this illustration taken April 9, 2021.

Dozens missing after Venezuela floods, death toll rises

The death toll continues to rise as Las Tejerias, Venezuela was struck with devastating flooding.

OCTOBER 12, 2022ByREUTERS
Devastating floods following heavy rain, in Las Tejerias

Suicide bombing in Somalia kills one soldier and injures six

A suicide bomber took the plunge at a security checkpoint, leaving one dead and several injured.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByREUTERS
A Somali soldier holds position as civilians evacuate from the scene of a suicide explosion after al-Shabaab militia stormed a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 23, 2019.

Russia's Lavrov accuses Washington of playing with fire around Taiwan

The US has been accused of overstepping regarding Taiwan amidst rising tensions.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022ByREUTERS
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits soldiers at a military base in New Taipei City, Taiwan in this handout picture released August 23, 2022.

Space-Based Junk Science

OCTOBER 28, 2017ByDR CATHERINE L WHITE
The Jerusalem Post

Asteroid 2012 TC4 Close Shave -- October 12, 2017

OCTOBER 8, 2017ByDR CATHERINE L WHITE
The Jerusalem Post

Extreme Solar Activity

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017ByDR CATHERINE L WHITE
The Jerusalem Post

What a Way to Start Elul!

AUGUST 28, 2017ByDR CATHERINE L WHITE
The Jerusalem Post

Nuclear "Nightmare on Elm Street"

AUGUST 14, 2017ByDR CATHERINE L WHITE
The Jerusalem Post

The definition of a WitchHunt

AUGUST 11, 2017ByLAWRENCE POLYAKOV
The Jerusalem Post