Politics
South Korea court sentences ex-President Yoon to 5 years in prison for obstruction
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – APRIL 21: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court on April 21, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. The second trial regarding former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s charge of leading a rebellion hold at the Seoul […]
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Venezuela oil fetching 30% higher price, U.S. energy chief says, after first sale worth $500 million
The Nave Photon, carrying crude oil from Venezuela, is docked at Port Freeport in Freeport, Texas, U.S., January 15, 2026. Antranik Tavitian | Reuters The U.S. is securing about 30% higher prices for Venezuelan crude, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday, as the country has started selling oil from the Latin American nation after capturing […]
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Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet U.S. senators after her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 15, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday in a high-stakes encounter that could […]
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Taiwan will invest $250 billion in U.S. chipmaking under new trade deal
The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement to build chips and chip factories on American soil, the Department of Commerce announced on Thursday. As part of the agreement, Taiwanese chip and technology companies will invest at least $250 billion in production capacity in the U.S., and the Taiwanese government will guarantee $250 billion […]
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Trump unveils health-care plan outline as Congress wrestles over Obamacare subsidies
President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out the broad outline of a health-care plan that the White House claims will lower drug prices and insurance premiums. The announcement came as a congressional effort to extend key Affordable Care Act tax credits faces headwinds from Senate Republicans, leaving millions at risk of seeing their health insurance […]
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Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
Federal agents stand, following an incident where a civilian’s car was hit by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 12, 2026. Tim Evans | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to […]
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U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump-Machado meeting, officials say
Nobel Peace Prize 2025 laureate Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gets out of a car in front of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, after an audience at the Royal Palace. Ole Berg-rusten | Afp | Getty Images The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead […]
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Five takeaways from crunch White House talks on Greenland’s future
Greenlandic flags are fixed on a building in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 14, 2026. Alessandro Rampazzo | AFP | Getty Images A high-stakes meeting between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland over the Arctic island’s future ended without a major breakthrough, amplifying concerns about the prospect of a near-term solution. The White House meeting on Wednesday […]
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NATO nations deploy to Greenland after tense White House talks
Greenland residents and political leaders have publicly rejected suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Arctic island could become part of the United States. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Several NATO members are deploying small numbers of troops to Greenland, seeking to shore up the Arctic island’s security in the wake of tense […]
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Seizing Greenland risks ‘monumental’ fallout, ex-Iceland president warns, as Trump sharpens rhetoric
(L/R) US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio depart the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus after a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Any U.S. […]
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