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Mexico condemns U.S. military action in Venezuela, capture of Nicolas Maduro

Mexico on Saturday condemned U.S. military action in Venezuela and the capture of that country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, warning that the operation “seriously jeopardizes regional stability.” In a lengthy statement, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the U.S. strikes in Caracas violated Article 2 of the U.N. charter. “Based on its foreign policy principles […]

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Donald Trump first year: Approval plummets to 36% as frenetic pace brings limited policy changes

TLDR: President Trump signed 26 executive orders on Inauguration Day and oversaw the departure of 200,000+ federal employees in his first year back in office. Despite the frenetic pace, a former Republican White House official says actual policy changes have been limited: “Spending remains the same. Taxes remain the same.” Trump’s job approval has fallen […]

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A tall building under construction falls in Nairobi, with 4 believed to be trapped

NAIROBI, Kenya — A multi-story building under construction in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, collapsed Friday, leaving at least four people believed trapped. Rescue workers are digging through the rubble. The building was in an area of Nairobi known as South C, according to the Kenya Red Cross, which said in a statement that a multi-agency […]

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Russia puts death toll from Ukrainian drone strike on village at 27; Kyiv rejects accusation

Russian authorities said Friday that the death toll from a Ukrainian drone strike they said struck a café in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region rose to 27 people. Kyiv denied attacking civilian targets. Svetlana Petrenko, spokeswoman of Russia’s main criminal investigation agency, the Investigative Committee, said in a statement that a Ukrainian drone […]

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Maduro open to talks with U.S. on drug trafficking, silent on CIA strike

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, the South American country’s President Nicolás Maduro said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday on state television, but he declined to comment on a CIA-led strike last week at a Venezuelan docking area that the Trump administration […]

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Trump rails against Minnesota’s ‘giant scam’ at New Year’s Eve bash at Mar-a-Lago

President Trump railed against the fraud schemes in Minnesota involving Somali residents during his New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago. “Can you imagine they stole $18 billion?” Mr. Trump said. “That’s just what we’re learning about. That’s peanuts. And California is worse, Illinois is worse and, sadly, New York is worse.” “We’re going to get […]

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U.S. strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8 and possibly leaving survivors

The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. U.S. Southern Command, which oversees South America, did not reveal where the attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday occurred. Previous attacks have been in the Caribbean Sea and […]