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How Cuba was blindsided by audacious US operation to capture Nicolas Maduro

NewsJanuary 10, 2026

The capture by US forces of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the killing in the operation of 32 Cubans assigned to protect him represent a major blow for the island’s revered intelligence servic...

Venezuela says in talks with US to restore diplomatic ties

NewsJanuary 10, 2026

Venezuela said on Friday it had launched talks with the United States on restoring diplomatic ties, days after US forces deposed Nicolas Maduro as its president. It was the latest sign of cooperation ...

‘Sever the chain’: scam tycoons in China’s crosshairs

CryptoJanuary 10, 2026

Chinese guards escort accused scam boss Chen Zhi off a China Southern plane in Beijing after he was extradited from Cambodia - Copyright AFP OMAR HAJ KADOUR China is moving against the cyberscam tycâ...

Israel army says struck Hezbollah targets in ‘several areas’ of Lebanon

NewsJanuary 9, 2026

Israel’s military said it struck Hezbollah targets in several areas of Lebanon on Friday, a day after the Lebanese army said it had completed the first phase of its plan to disarm the group. Under U...

Cambodia to liquidate bank founded by accused scam boss

CryptoJanuary 9, 2026

Motorists ride past the Prince Group Headquarters in Phnom Penh - Copyright AFP Thomas SAMSON A Cambodian bank founded by accused scam boss Chen Zhi, who has been indicted by the United States over â...

Trump says US ‘going to start now hitting land’ against drug cartels

NewsJanuary 9, 2026

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that land strikes against drug cartels were on the way following maritime attacks in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, without providing further d...

Accused scam boss Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China: Phnom Penh

CryptoJanuary 8, 2026

Chen Zhi, founder of the multinational conglomerate, Prince Group, allegedly directed operations of forced labour compounds across Cambodia - Copyright AFP TANG CHHIN Sothy Chinese-born tycoon Chen â...

Stopping weight-loss drugs makes people pile back on kilos 4 times faster than they would after ending diet: study

HealthJanuary 8, 2026

When people stop taking the new generation of weight-loss drugs, they pile back on the kilos four times faster than they would after ending diet and exercise regimes, new research found Thursday. But ...

Iran executes man on Israel spying charges: judiciary

CryptoJanuary 8, 2026

Iran has executed at least 12 people on charges of spying for Israel since the June war, a rights group said - Copyright AFP Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV Iran on Wednesday hanged a man convicted of spying forâ...

When people stop taking weight-loss drugs, they pile back on kilos four times faster than they would after ending diet: study

HealthJanuary 8, 2026

When people stop taking the new generation of weight-loss drugs, they pile back on the kilos four times faster than they would after ending diet and exercise regimes, new research found Thursday.But t...