Venezuela death toll hits 2,595 as cost from strongest quake in a century mount
People walk past a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 25, 2026. Powerful twin earthquakes…
In Venezuela, China’s oil-for-loan deals run into debt restructuring, US ‘gatekeeper’ risk
The United States represents the primary obstacle to continuing oil-for-loan arrangements between China and Venezuela, analysts say, creating…
Why Singapore, Thailand are among the world’s ‘happiest’ economies
Singapore and Thailand ranked among the world’s “least miserable” economies in an annual index compiled by a Johns…
Prediction markets accused of insider trading and profiting from state secrets
What if you could bet on a secret military raid and win big because you knew the outcome?…
Will the future world order be determined by who controls low Earth orbit?
When US special forces raided Caracas and abducted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife in early January, the…
White House accuses China of AI theft before Trump-Xi summit
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has accused China of “industrial-scale” AI technology theft in…
More extraordinarily well-timed bets on falling oil prices raise suspicions
More conspicuously well-timed bets on the price of oil have caught the attention of the financial world, amid…
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine brags that Maduro signed his SpongeBob toy in infamous NYC lockup
Talk about unlikely prison pals. Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine bragged Friday about getting captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to…
Katy Perry has chosen her side in AI battle
ChatGPT’s biggest rival has exploded in popularity after it was black-listed by the Pentagon. Thousands have reported issues…
‘The House Of The Spirits’ Team Talk Working With Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende was both topical and prophetic with her view of a world dominated by patriarchy and patriarchal…
A US shipment of medicine to Venezuela signals a new era of cooperation
MAIQUETIA, Venezuela (AP) — A shipment from the United States of medicine and medical supplies arrived in Venezuela…
Machado’s peace prize gift shows she’s betting on a future with Trump
For María Corina Machado, everything was riding on this meeting with Donald Trump. As Venezuela’s main opposition figure…