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Caracas has ordered a “massive deployment” of troops following the arrival of the American naval armada to the region Venezuela has placed its armed forces on high alert and ordered a massive nationwide troop deployment in response to the continued US military buildup in the Caribbean. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez announced late on Tuesday that nearly 200,000 military personnel …

Russia has accused Britain of trying to steal a fighter jet armed with a nuclear-capable missile. The daring plot – reminiscent of the movie “Firefox” was uncovered by Putin’s security agents and revealed for the first time this week. The Kremlin alleges that British intelligence services together with their Ukrainian counterparts hatched a plot to steal a MIG-31 jet armed …

Ukraine’s energy and justice ministers offered their resignations on Wednesday, shortly after President Volodymyr Zelensky said both should go over their alleged involvement in a sweeping corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector. Investigators earlier alleged a key Zelensky ally orchestrated a US$100 million kickback scheme to siphon funds, triggering public anger at a time of widespread power outages caused …

Moscow’s role at the UN Security Council is vital for securing key votes, Ahmed al-Sharaa has told the Washington Post Syria’s relationship with Russia is strategically vital as Damascus relies on Moscow’s backing on the international stage, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has told the Washington Post. In an interview published on Wednesday, al-Sharaa discussed the state of relations with Moscow …

OPINION — Zohran Mamdani, a Ugandan-born New York State Assembly member, was just elected Mayor of New York City, the largest city in the U.S. We in the U.S. take this for granted that a naturalized U.S. citizen could aspire to hold prominent federal, state and local positions. But this is unique for the U.S. and a select few countries …

The final exchange shared by the Democrats is alleged to be between Epstein and author Michael Wolff.  Wolff writes: “I hear CNN planning to ask Trump tongith about his relationship with you–either on air or in scrum afterwards.” Epstein responds: “if we were able to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?” Wolff comes back: …

The weaponisation of critical materials was not a bridge that Beijing crossed in the early years of its trade war that began with Washington in 2018. But China has grown more confident, and leadership has shifted from hesitation to measured assertiveness on critical-material controls, as demonstrated in its actions this year amid trade tensions with Washington, according to Morgan Stanley …

Moscow has urged the international community to be uncompromising in the fight against terrorism Russia has offered condolences to the victims of the blasts in Delhi and Islamabad that killed at least 25 people, and urged the international community to be uncompromising in the fight against terrorism. READ MORE: India and Pakistan spar after blast rocks Islamabad Russian Foreign Ministry …

Ant International has released an open sourced foundational AI model called Falcon to help customers forecast cash flow and foreign-exchange exposure, as one of the world’s largest fintech companies puts artificial intelligence front and centre in its priorities to spur growth. The Falcon TST model could help customers including airlines, online travel agents and e-commerce platforms forecast their cash flow …

Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has broken his silence after Vladimir Putin was left humiliated last month when Donald Trump cancelled their high-level meeting in Budapest. In late October, a session between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was postponed after it became clear that the Russian President was not ready to make concessions …