A significant diplomatic development unfolded in Caracas this week as the top American military commander for Latin America conducted an unprecedented meeting with Venezuela's interim government, marking the first such engagement since the arrest of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. Marine General Francis L. Donovan, commander of United States Southern … [Read more...] about SOUTHCOM General Conducts First Venezuela Visit Since Socialist Dictator’s Detention
Iraq Takes Custody of More Than 5,000 Foreign Detainees from Syrian Prisons
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed this week that Australian citizens are among 5,704 detainees transferred from Syrian prisons into Iraqi custody, where they may face terrorism charges that carry the death penalty. Iraq's national centre for international judicial cooperation announced Friday it had assumed custody of the alleged former Islamic … [Read more...] about Iraq Takes Custody of More Than 5,000 Foreign Detainees from Syrian Prisons
María Corina Machado Credits Trump Administration for Historic Shift in Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado delivered a striking assessment this week of the political transformation unfolding in her nation, drawing parallels to one of the twentieth century's most significant geopolitical events. Speaking from Caracas, Machado characterized the collapse of the Maduro regime as "the equivalent to the fall of the Berlin Wall for the … [Read more...] about María Corina Machado Credits Trump Administration for Historic Shift in Venezuela
Trump Urges Britain to Abandon Indian Ocean Territory Transfer
President Donald Trump has directly challenged Britain's plan to transfer sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius, calling the proposed deal a "blight" on the United Kingdom that threatens Western security interests. The intervention has reportedly caused Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government to reconsider the timing and wisdom of proceeding with the … [Read more...] about Trump Urges Britain to Abandon Indian Ocean Territory Transfer
American Naval and Air Forces Deploy to Middle East in Show of Strength Against Iran
The United States Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford revealed its position Wednesday afternoon approximately 175 miles off Morocco's western coast, placing the 1,000-foot warship on a direct course through the Strait of Gibraltar toward the Mediterranean Sea. The vessel's activation of its tracking system was no accident. It was a deliberate signal to … [Read more...] about American Naval and Air Forces Deploy to Middle East in Show of Strength Against Iran