Nearly three months since border clashes prompted the closure of land crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan, university students, merchants and families are left hanging with no way of getting back.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York jail Saturday, hours after American special forces seized and flew him out of his country — which Donald Trump said would come under effective US control.
Twelve hours after the United States bombed Venezuela during an operation to oust President Nicolas Maduro, the smoke continued to seep from hangars in the port of La Guaira north of Caracas.
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England and Australia's cricket teams honoured at the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney on Sunday emergency service personnel and members of the public who responded during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach.
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Toulouse coach Ugo Mola paid tribute to Perpignan's resolve as the Top 14 leaders were stunned 30-27 by the lowly Catalans, who climbed off the foot of the table on Saturday with just their second victory of the season.
January 03, 2026
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With a major attack to arrest Venezuela's leader, President Donald Trump is showing that the United States will impose its will in its neighborhood -- and the lesson may not be lost on Russia and China.
January 03, 2026
Venezuelans who loathed President Nicolas Maduro and for years dreamed of his ouster hugged, sang and cried with joy Saturday over his seizure in a stunning nighttime US military raid.
January 03, 2026
The US military operation that led to the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday sparked international alarm, with allies and foes of Washington and Caracas expressing disquiet.
January 03, 2026
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Former Leicester coach Claude Puel guided Nice to a 1-1 draw with Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Saturday as he started his second spell in charge by ending a six-game losing streak in the league.
January 03, 2026
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President Donald Trump watched a live feed of US forces dramatically seizing Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the climax of a meticulous, months-long operation.
Arsenal fought back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 on Saturday, stretching their lead at the top of the Premier League as Aston Villa extended their winning run at home.
Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's resilience to fight back from conceding early to beat Bournemouth 3-2 is a sign of his side's growth as they aim to end a 22-year wait to win the Premier League.
Some of the nearly eight million Venezuelans who fled economic collapse and repression under Nicolas Maduro gathered in their thousands in cities worldwide Saturday to celebrate the strongman's ouster by US forces.
January 03, 2026
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A Venezuelan woman in Madrid's city centre toasted "a new beginning" Saturday, following the US seizure of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and the diaspora's subsequent hopes of returning home.
January 03, 2026
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Donald Trump crowed over the US military triumph in Venezuela on Saturday, but his sudden enthusiasm for intervention abroad puts him in a political minefield back home.
Arsenal fought back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 on Saturday and stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League as Aston Villa extended their winning run at home.
Declan Rice shrugged off a knee injury to extend Arsenal's avantage at the top of the Premier League to six points with a come from behind 3-2 win at Bournemouth.
Villarreal maintained the pressure on La Liga's giants with a 3-1 win at Elche on Saturday.
January 03, 2026
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