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Trump threatens military action across Latin America

President Donald Trump issued stark warnings this week of potential military intervention in several Latin American nations, invoking his "Donroe doctrine" after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. These unprecedented threats targeting Colombia, Cuba,......

Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel

Iranian authorities announced on Wednesday the execution of a man convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence service, at a time when the country is facing internal unrest and heightened regional tensions. According to state-linked judicial media, the death sentence against Ali Ardestani was......

Powerful explosions reported in Caracas amid rising regional tensions

Loud explosions accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers were reported early Saturday morning in Caracas, according to local observations and media accounts. The detonations were heard around 2:00 a.m. local time and continued intermittently for several minutes, raising concern among residents......

China launches major military drills around Taiwan

China has launched large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, intensifying tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. The drills, described by Beijing as “major,” involve coordinated operations by the navy, air force, ground troops, and missile units, including live-fire exercises in areas surrounding......

Netanyahu to brief Trump on rising missile threat from Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago to discuss renewed intelligence on Iran’s expanding missile capabilities and its potential to resume large-scale production. The meeting, scheduled for December 29, will focus on the implications......

Talks between Israel, Qatar and the United States begin in New York

The United States hosted discreet discussions in New York on Sunday involving senior Israeli and Qatari representatives, according to a report by the American outlet Axios. The meeting comes three months after an Israeli strike in Doha that heightened tensions between two key U.S. partners in the Middle......

Damascus appoints local Druze leader to oversee security in Sweida

Syrian authorities announced on Tuesday the appointment of a local Druze leader as head of internal security in the southern city of Sweida, following deadly communal clashes in July. The move is seen as an attempt to ease tensions in the province, where Druze fighters control the city while Damascus......

Netanyahu defends air strikes in Doha as global backlash intensifies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have strongly defended Israel's recent air strikes on Doha, Qatar, stating the military operation was both justified and necessary for national security. The strikes targeted residential areas identified by Israeli intelligence......

Iranian revolutionary guards chief killed in Israeli strikes amidst escalating tensions

Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes early Friday, marking a significant escalation in the region. The strikes reportedly targeted nuclear facilities, missile production sites, and high-ranking Iranian military......