It was his 26th birthday, so Wilmer Castro was not surprised by the flurry of messages that lit up his phone.
However, as he began scrolling on Saturday morning, he realised the messages were not birthday wishes, but news of something he had long…

It was his 26th birthday, so Wilmer Castro was not surprised by the flurry of messages that lit up his phone.
However, as he began scrolling on Saturday morning, he realised the messages were not birthday wishes, but news of something he had long…

Air traffic was disrupted and there was no way to communicate with aircraft over the airspace, authorities said.
Published On 4 Jan 2026
Incoming and outgoing flights were temporarily…

In less than 24 hours, the US bombed Venezuela, brazenly abducted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife from their compound in Caracas and whisked them to a detention centre in New York. Here’s how regime change unfolded overnight.

For weeks, United States President Donald Trump and his officials said the rhetoric and military posturing against Venezuela was aimed at countering the flow of narcotics.
But abundant evidence, including Trump’s own words in the aftermath of…

How Spain conquered with armies and missionaries, fusing faith, force and gold into global dominance.
This film explores how the Spanish empire built its global dominance by fusing military conquest, religious conversion and imperial wealth.
At the…
A deal penned in March stipulated that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) would integrate with state institutions by the end of the year, but its implementation has since stalled.
Published On 4 Jan 2026

Iran Protests Break Fear Barrier to Overthrow Mullahs' Regime

China political analyst Victor Gao argues that the US has come to terms with China’s growing power.
The United States has realised it cannot keep “trying to police the whole world”, argues Victor Gao, the vice president of the Center for…
Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as South Africa face Cameroon in a last-16 showdown.
Published On 4 Jan 2026

Was Gaza the Laboratory of a New U.S. Foreign Policy?