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Over 30 sanctioned ships in Venezuela at risk after US tanker seizure

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

By Marianna Parraga and Jonathan Saul HOUSTON/LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – More than 30 U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels doing business in Venezuela could face punishment by Washington after the Coast Guard seized a supertanker carrying Venezuelan crude for export, according to shipping data. The seizure, announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, was the first of …

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Honduras congress says it will not validate election results

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

MEXICO CITY, Dec 10 – The permanent commission of Honduras’ congress said late on Wednesday that it will not validate the results of the Nov. 30 presidential election. “The National Congress will not validate a process tainted by internal pressure from organized crime structures linked to drug trafficking, gangs such as MS-13 and [Barrio] 18, …

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Trump says Ukraine hasn’t had an election for a long time

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern on Wednesday that Ukraine had not had an election in a long time, putting additional pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. ((Reporting by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason; Editing by Leslie Adler))

Trump says he plans to name Gaza Board of Peace early next year

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an announcement about which world leaders will serve on the Gaza Board of Peace should be made early next year. Trump told reporters during an economic event in the White House Roosevelt Room that a variety of leaders want …

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Oil tanker seized by US near Venezuela was falsely flying Guyana flag, government says

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

GEORGETOWN, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Guyana’s maritime authority said on Wednesday that supertanker Skipper carrying Venezuelan oil, which was seized by the United States, was falsely flying Guyana’s flag. “The Maritime Administration Department has observed the proliferation and unacceptable trend of the unauthorised use of the Guyana flag by vessels that are not registered in …

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Venezuela’s Machado defies travel ban, arrives in Oslo to claim Nobel Peace Prize

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

OSLO, Dec 11 (Reuters) – After more than a year mostly spent in hiding and in defiance of a decade-long travel ban, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrived in Norway on Thursday, hours after a ceremony to award her the Nobel Peace Prize. The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee confirmed Machado had arrived. Machado, …

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US condemns Houthi detention of embassy staff in Yemen

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

Dec 10 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday condemned the ongoing detention of current and former local staffers of the U.S. embassy in Yemen by the Houthi movement. “The United States condemns the Houthis’ ongoing unlawful detention of current and former local staff of the U.S. Mission to Yemen,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Tommy …

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Venezuela accuses US of ‘blatant theft’ after tanker seized in Caribbean

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

CARACAS, Dec 10 – The Venezuelan government has accused the United States of “blatant theft” after it seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, it said in a statement. The Venezuelan government said it would “defend its sovereignty, natural resources, and national dignity with absolute determination,” and said it would denounce the …

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Bolivian ex-President Arce detained in embezzlement probe

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

LA PAZ, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Bolivian ex-President Luis Arce, who left office last month, was detained by police on Wednesday and will likely face trial as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement, Bolivia’s Attorney General Roger Mariaca confirmed at a press conference. Mariaca said Arce will face a regular trial as the alleged …

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Europeans discuss Ukraine with Trump at ‘critical moment’ for peace

11 Dec 2025 11 Dec 2025

PARIS/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The leaders of Britain, France and Germany held a call on Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Washington’s latest peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine, in what they said was a “critical moment” in the process. Trump, asked by reporters about the call, said he had …

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