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BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, kicked off 2026 with massive cryptocurrency purchases, scooping up about $1.24 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum through its spot exchange-traded funds during the year's first three trading days. These buys signal a pivotal shift after two straight months of crypto ETF outflows draining $4.57......

The European Union declined on Tuesday to recognise Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela’s legitimate leader, sticking to its stance that the country’s authorities lack a democratic mandate while signalling continued engagement with Caracas following the dramatic US capture of President Nicolás Maduro. European Commission......

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Venezuela’s interim authorities will transfer between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, to be sold at market prices with the proceeds controlled by Trump for the benefit of both nations. The move comes just days after a US military operation captured Venezuelan President......

Nicolás Maduro has pleaded not guilty to narcoterrorism charges in a federal court in Manhattan after a United States special forces raid in Venezuela left at least 80 people dead and triggered widespread international condemnation. The Venezuelan president, captured along with his wife Cilia Flores during the US operation known as......

Chinese President Xi Jinping sharply condemned "unilateral and intimidating actions" undermining global order on Monday, delivering Beijing's top-level response to the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro three days prior. Speaking with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Beijing,......

French President Emmanuel Macron clarified his stance Monday on the U.S. military operation that seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, stating France "neither supports nor approves" the approach used backpedaling from an initial response that drew fire for seeming too aligned with President Donald Trump. The walk-back......

Financial markets shrugged off the U.S. forces' weekend seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with stocks advancing and oil prices steadying on Monday as investors gauged the limited immediate economic fallout from the bold military move. U.S. special forces snatched Maduro and his wife early Saturday in Caracas, in what......

Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolás Maduro arrived at a New York court on Monday for his first court appearance, two days after being captured in Caracas during a US military operation, according to media reports. Maduro, 63, has been held in Brooklyn since Saturday evening. He faces multiple US federal charges, including drug......

Pope Leo XIV voiced deep concern on Sunday over Venezuela's political crisis, calling for respect of the nation's sovereignty following a dramatic U.S. military operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square on January 4, the pontiff stressed that "the good......

Six countries have issued a joint statement sharply criticizing the United States' military operation in Venezuela that led to President Nicolás Maduro's capture, labeling it a blatant breach of international law and the United Nations Charter. Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay voiced deep concern over the......

Police in Brooklyn discovered a cardboard box overflowing with authentic NYPD gear abandoned on a sidewalk near Greenwood Cemetery late on a Tuesday evening. The find, made around 8:40 p.m. at the intersection of 37th Street and Ninth Avenue, included pants, shirts, jackets, hats, and even a police badge, suggesting items accumulated over......

In a historic ceremony at a landmark Manhattan subway station, Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office as New York City's first Muslim mayor, placing his hand on a copy of the Quran to affirm his commitment to the nation's largest metropolis. The 34-year-old democratic socialist, born in Uganda to Indian parents and raised between Cape......

Zohran Mamdani officially assumes office as mayor of New York on January 1, 2026, becoming one of the youngest leaders in the city’s history. Elected on a bold progressive platform, the 34-year-old Democrat now faces a series of complex political, economic and social challenges in America’s largest city. Mamdani’s inauguration......