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Trump warns Venezuela’s interim leader to cooperate, or else
US President Donald Trump said Delcy Rodríguez could pay ‘a very big price’ if she defies Washington.
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US scrambles geopolitics with stark attack on Venezuela
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China is likely to thread the needle after US attack on Venezuela
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Russia & Central Asia
Trump says Ukraine did not target Putin residence, disputing Russia’s claim
US president says no evidence Novgorod estate was targeted, even as Russia reports an uptick in drone interceptions in the Moscow region.
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Wreckage of a drone that was shot down allegedly during an attempted strike on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official residence in the northwestern Novgorod region. Russian Defence Ministry via EPA
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AI scientist leaves US for China; domestic helpers in Asia: 5 weekend reads
From China’s reaction to Maduro’s capture to another AI scientist leaving the US, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
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Europe
Swiss grieve as all 40 bar fire victims identified - many of them under 18
Hundreds march in silence to honour victims of the New Year’s Swiss bar fire who were as young as 14.
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Companies
Insilico signs US$888 million AI drug deal days after Hong Kong IPO
Multi-year partnership with France’s Servier will use Insilico’s AI platform to explore novel cancer drugs.
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The deal further validates Insilico’s AI-driven drug discovery platform, which the company claims can slash drug-development timelines to 12 to 18 months from the average of 4.5 years. Photo: Shutterstock
Europe
Loot in German bank vault heist could exceed US$117 million
Hundreds of safe deposit box holders report losses from last month’s heist far exceeding insurance limits.
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Middle East
At least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests: rights groups
Rights groups report rising fatalities and hundreds of arrests in the biggest Iran protests in three years.
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Russia & Central Asia
Russia’s Medvedev floats kidnapping scenario involving Germany’s Merz
Following the US raid in Venezuela, Russia’s ex-president said the kidnapping of Friedrich Merz would be an ‘excellent twist’.
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Europe
Berlin mayor denounces attack on German capital’s power grid as ‘terrorism’
Mayor demands a federal manhunt for those who plunged 45,000 homes into darkness as the alleged perpetrators claim responsibility.
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A man uses a torch in his flat during a blackout that left thousands of homes without electricity. Photo: Reuters
Europe
Mobile seizure powers launch in UK crackdown on people smugglers
New UK laws allow officers to seize SIM cards and mobiles to gather intelligence on smuggling operators.
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Europe
Anne Frank’s stepsister, Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, dies at 96
Schloss co-founded the Anne Frank Trust UK foundation in 1990 to pass on the memory of the Holocaust to young people and combat prejudice.
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Europe
UK’s Starmer says ousting him would lead to chaos, far-right government
Instability ‘would gift Nigel Farage’, the PM said, referring to the right-wing Reform UK leader who currently tops opinion polls.
5 Jan 2026 - 2:46AM
China Economy
Maduro capture: is the US trying to grab control of the global oil market?
Removal of Venezuelan leader could be part of US effort to regain global pricing power as petrodollar system comes under strain: analysts.
4 Jan 2026 - 9:42PM
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In a photo released by the White House, US President Donald Trump monitors American military strikes on Venezuela from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on June 3. Photo: AP
Africa
War in Sudan: drone strikes cut power supply in oil-rich south
Over the past week, some 15,000 people have been displaced from the region, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration.
4 Jan 2026 - 6:43PM
Europe
Portugal’s 11 presidential candidates debate migration, instability
A government package of labour reforms, a major strike, and a law permitting euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide will also land on the president’s desk.
4 Jan 2026 - 5:32PM
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Politics
The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people
Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.
20 Mar 2025 - 2:37PM
United States & Canada
Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China
Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.
26 Aug 2025 - 10:25AM
United States & Canada
Trump blames bruised hand on aspirin, denies falling asleep in meetings
The US president says his hand was ‘whacked’ from a high five, and his previously reported MRI was actually a CAT scan.
2 Jan 2026 - 1:47PM
Diplomacy
‘No worries’: Trump plays down Beijing’s military drills around Taiwan
Trump dismisses ‘routine’ drills in Taiwan Strait even as US arms sales hit record high and Pentagon repeats 2027 timeline.
30 Dec 2025 - 7:28AM
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Open Questions series
Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AM
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
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