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Before toppling Maduro, US spent decades pressuring Venezuelan leaders over its oil wealth

Sydney, Jan 6 (The Conversation) After US special forces swooped into Caracas to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and topple his government, US President Donald Trump said the United States will now “run” Venezuela, including its abundant oil resources. US companies were poised to invest billions to upgrade Venezuela’s crumbling oil infrastructure, he said, and “start making money for the country”. Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves – outpacing Saudi Arabia with 303 billion barrels, or about 20% of global reserves. If this does eventuate – and that’s a very big “if” – it would mark the end of

After Maduro capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of American imperialism

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump hasn’t minced words about the larger message he’s trying to send the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit the deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife to the United States to face federal drug trafficking charges. “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere,” Trump declared following Maduro’s capture, “will never be questioned again.” In the days since the audacious raid, Trump and his team have doubled down on the notion that the new focus on American preeminence in the hemisphere is here to stay. He also held

India’s services sector growth hits 11-month low in December, PMI shows

BENGALURU, Jan 6 (Reuters) – India’s services sector expansion slowed to its weakest pace in 11 months in December as new business growth eased and hiring stalled, a survey showed on Tuesday. HSBC’s India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, dropped to 58.0 last month from November’s 59.8, lower than a preliminary estimate of 59.1. A reading above 50.0 indicates growth in activity, while below that level points to a contraction. “While India’s service sector continued to perform well in December, the retreat in several survey indicators as 2025 ended may suggest a moderation in growth heading

Umar Khalid verdict: JNU students raise controversial slogans against PM, Shah

New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) A group of JNU students raised controversial slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah inside the university campus after the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 riots conspiracy case.  According to a purported video of the protest, which was held on Monday night, slogans condemning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were raised. Aditi Mishra, Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union president, said that every year, students hold a protest to condemn the violence which occurred on the campus on January

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