Marco Rubio

How did the US carry out its unprecedented strike on Venezuela and capture former president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores?

The central framing of the move is explicitly geopolitical, aimed at blocking the China-Russia-Iran axis in the US's backyard.

The US president is a man of action, as Rubio has characterized him. "If you don't know, now you know.” Now Madruo knows. Iran, Russia, China, and other countries will be watching. 

According to the official, the CIA had a small team operating covertly on the ground in Venezuela since August, and was able to provide “extraordinary insights” into Maduro’s life patterns.

Georgetown University has removed Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur, following her antisemitic remarks, including justifying the October 7 attacks, after a campaign by UN Watch.

The banned activists include two who helped Jewish college students sue the social network X over the proliferation of antisemitic content on the platform.

Witkoff did not communicate his travel plans to Rubio or other State Department officials. This lack of communication was perceived by sources as an attempt to negotiate with Ukraine independently.

Nawaf Salam's comments came as tensions continued to boil along Lebanon's eastern border, where Israel accuses Hezbollah of ignoring calls for disarmament and carrying out ceasefire violations.

The US is pushing for a Gaza governance board and foreign troops to stabilize the enclave, Rubio said, citing urgency after months of fighting.

"These individuals have directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute Israeli nationals, without Israel's consent," Rubio said.