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Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

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Venezuelan President Declares State of Emergency as Venezuela Says Caracas targeted by U.S.

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP)

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Loud Explosions and Aircraft Sounds Reported in Caracas Amid Heightened Tensions

A charred military vehicle belonging to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) is left on the side of the road in Luvungi on Dec. 13, 2025. (AFP)

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IS-Linked Militia Kills at Least 14 in Coordinated Congo Attacks

In this handout photograph taken and released by the press service of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces on Jan. 2, 2026. (AFP)

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Ukraine: Russian Strike Hits Kharkiv Residential Area, Wounding at Least 19

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a demonstration for the swearing-in of Bolivarian committees in Caracas on November 15, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

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Maduro Signals Openness to Dialogue with US Amid Claims of Strike on Venezuelan Dock

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IFJ Reports 128 Journalists Killed Worldwide in 2025, Warns of Persistent Impunity

Migrants wave to a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel, near Dunkirk, northern France on April 26, 2024. (Photo: AFP)

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UK Records Second-Highest Annual Small Boat Arrivals as Immigration Dominates Political Debate

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waving alongside his daughter Kim Ju Ae (L) during a New Year's concert at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, Dec. 31, 2025. (AFP)

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Kim Jong Un Hails North Korean Troops Fighting Abroad, Praises “Invincible Alliance” With Russia

A Boeing C-17 Globemaster taxis on a tarmac at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 29, 2025. (AFP)

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CIA Conducts Drone Strike on Venezuelan Docking Facility Linked to Drug Trade, Sources Say

The U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington, D.C., June 8, 2017. (AP)

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Network Facilitating Iran-Venezuela Drone Trade and Missile Proliferation

The flag of Somaliland is seen during a campaign rally in Hargeisa on Nov. 8, 2024. (AFP)

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US Defends Israel’s Somaliland Recognition at UN

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (L). (Photo: AFP)

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At Mar-a-Lago, Trump and Netanyahu Present United Front on Iran

US President Donald Trump (right) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

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Trump, Netanyahu Hold Florida Talks on Next Phase of Gaza Ceasefire

A Chinese ship is seen in waters near Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, in eastern China’s Fujian province on Dec. 29, 2025. (AFP)

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China Launches Live-Fire Drills Around Taiwan, Simulating Ports Blockade

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, R, U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP)

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Netanyahu to Meet Trump in Florida as U.S. Presses for Second Phase of Gaza Truce

Representatives of Israel (L), Cyprus (C) and Greece (R) during the signing of the Joint Action Plan. (Photo: HNDGS)

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Israel, Greece, Cyprus Deepen Defense Ties Amid Rising Tensions With Türkiye