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Venezuela’s Trump-shaped power vacuum
IN THE SPOTLIGHT The American abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has thrust South America’s biggest oil-producing state into uncharted geopolitical waters
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What is Donald Trump's net worth?
In Depth The AI and crypto booms aren't just propping up the US economy and stock market — they are also making the president and his family orders of magnitude wealthier
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What is China doing in Latin America?
Today’s Big Question Beijing offers itself as an alternative to US dominance
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Trump says US ‘in charge’ of Venezuela after Maduro grab
Speed Read The American president claims the US will ‘run’ Venezuela for an unspecified amount of time, contradicting a statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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Electoral pacts: which parties might do a deal at the next election?
The Explainer Traditional parties refuse to hold formal talks with rivals but a quiet arrangement ‘makes sense’
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How prediction markets have spread to politics
The explainer Everything’s a gamble
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How can Keir Starmer turn things around in 2026?
Today's Big Question Prime minister has promised ‘positive change’ and ‘hope’ in the year ahead
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Wave of cancellations prompt Kennedy Center turmoil
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Accusations and allegations fly as artists begin backing off their regularly scheduled appearances
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Trump considers giving Ukraine a security guarantee
Talking Points Zelenskyy says it is a requirement for peace. Will Putin go along?
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What will happen in 2026? Predictions and events
In Depth The new year could bring peace in Ukraine or war in Venezuela, as Donald Trump prepares to host a highly politicised World Cup and Nasa returns to the Moon
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Why is Trump’s alleged strike on Venezuela shrouded in so much secrecy?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Trump’s comments have raised more questions than answers about what his administration is doing in the Southern Hemisphere
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What have Trump’s Mar-a-Lago summits achieved?
Today’s big question Zelenskyy and Netanyahu meet the president in his Palm Beach ‘Winter White House’
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Alaa Abd el-Fattah: should Egyptian dissident be stripped of UK citizenship?
Today's Big Question Resurfaced social media posts appear to show the democracy activist calling for the killing of Zionists and police
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Biggest political break-ups and make-ups of 2025
The Explainer From Trump and Musk to the UK and the EU, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a round-up of the year’s relationship drama
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