In a wide-ranging press conference on Saturday, US President Donald Trump on Saturday explained the operation to extract Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro from Caracas, said Washington would temporarily "run" the country, and warned neighboring Colombia to be wary.
The soundproofing foam covering the ceiling of a Swiss ski resort bar that went up in flames on New Year's Eve, killing 40 people, is being closely scrutinised by investigators.
Teenager Ibrahim Mbaye scored four minutes after coming off the bench to clinch a 3-1 victory for Senegal over Sudan in Tangiers on Saturday in the first Africa Cup of Nations last-16 match.
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States will "run" Venezuela and tap its huge oil reserves after snatching leftist leader Nicolas Maduro out of the country during a bombing raid on Caracas.
January 03, 2026
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President Donald Trump struck a triumphant note over the capture of Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, saying he had watched live as US forces seized the Venezuelan leader from a "fortress."
January 03, 2026
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Aston Villa beat struggling Nottingham Forest 3-1 at their home fortress on Saturday to ease the pain of their midweek mauling by Arsenal, leapfrogging Manchester City into second place in the Premier League.
January 03, 2026
The first bodies were identified Saturday after the deadly blaze that killed 40 New Year revellers at a packed bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, including two minors.
January 03, 2026
Camille Rast won her first ever World Cup giant slalom on Saturday, the Swiss skier then paying tribute to the victims of the New Year's Eve bar tragedy at Crans-Montana.
January 03, 2026
Politics
President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the capture by the US military of Nicolas Maduro, as his attorney general vowed the Venezuelan leader would face the "full wrath" of American justice.
January 03, 2026
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Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso admitted Saturday he does not know how long injured superstar Kylian Mbappe will be sidelined for.
President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro after bombing the capital Caracas and other cities in a dramatic climax to a months-long standoff between Trump and his Venezuelan arch-foe.
Saudi-backed troops on Saturday made advances in Yemen's resource-rich Hadramawt province, military officials said, as confrontations between forces backed by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi deepened a rift between the two Gulf allies.
South Africa coach Hugo Broos has promised to show "no mercy" to Cameroon when he comes up against his former side in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
January 03, 2026
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Morocco coach Walid Regragui warned his team to keep their feet on the ground as the host country go into Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie against rank outsiders Tanzania as overwhelming favourites.
January 03, 2026
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Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be the peace president. Nearly a year later, he is embracing war on multiple fronts.
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more than two dozen cities, even as he warned there would be no quarter for "rioters".
Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was Saturday released by Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders after the cricket board "advised" it to do so, following tensions between the neighbouring nations.
President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.
January 03, 2026
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