An African tells a British journalists he supports re-colonizing Africa to stabilize and improve the continent.

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A radical left-wing group attacked the power infrastructure in a wealthy part of Berlin. Thirty-five thousand households are left without power for five days in –5°C winter temperatures.

Hospitals have been evacuated amid fears of looting.

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Protests have emerged across Central and Western Iran as armed protesters take to the streets to demonstrate against the Islamic Republic’s worsening economy.

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Across all age groups, more Americans strongly disapprove than strongly approve of President Trump’s handling of Venezuela.

Younger Americans are the least supportive of his handling, while older Americans are the most supportive.

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Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett released a video with a flipped hourglass, captioned: “The time has come.”

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Left-wing protestors gathered outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to protest the capture of Maduro and the bombing of Venezuela.

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A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster departing from Germany is flying southeast and has entered Middle Eastern airspace, with a second aircraft appearing to follow a similar initial route.

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Israel’s security cabinet has approved a new military operation, dubbed Operation Iron Strike, following five hours of security consultations chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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The probability that Ali Khamenei will be ousted as Iran’s Supreme Leader has risen to 43%, per Polymarket.

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The Homeland Security secretary says Venezuelans can apply for refugee status instead.

Venezuelan ally Iran criticized the U.S. strikes against Caracas, which came after President Trump pledged to intervene in protests that have rattled the regime in Tehran in recent days. The Iranian Foreign Ministry described the U.S. action as “a gross violation…

The futures indices are currently green after the US arrested Maduro.

Markets have broadly reacted positively to Maduro's capture, with energy prices declining as investors expect Venezuela to increase its energy supply.

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Natural gas prices have fallen 6% just 15 minutes after futures reopened, marking their first trading session since Maduro’s capture.

Meanwhile, oil prices have dropped back below $57 per barrel, approaching their lowest levels since 2021.

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Marco Rubio's odds of becoming president in 2028 have nearly doubled since the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

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Gustavo Petro has challenged Trump to arrest him, saying that Colombia is behind him and his citizens will take to the streets to protect him.

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"Most people in DC are gay."

James O'Keefe says that most politicians and political operatives in DC, especially GOP members, are homosexuals.

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The republic’s supreme leader has plotted an exit route out of Tehran should his forces fail to quell dissent, an intelligence report reveals

Tricia McLaughlin, the Asst. Secretary at DHS says that, after ending TPS for 600k Venezuelans, many of them can return home now, due to the capture of Maduro.

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After Maduro's capture, markets reacted with lower energy prices, effectively signaling greater affordability for Americans in the long term as a result of Trump's intervention.

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RT @TriciaOhio: True.