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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian announces halt to attacks on neighboring countries unless strikes originate from their territory. The move follows recent regional escalations and includes an apology to affected states.
US State Department calls on Americans to immediately leave over a dozen countries in the Middle East due to serious safety risks from escalating US-Israeli strikes on Iran and regional retaliation.
US AI leaders OpenAI and Anthropic claim that Chinese rivals used fake accounts to steal model capabilities through a process known as "distillation." The scale raises national security concerns over unprotected AI tech.
Independent UN rights experts warn that millions of newly released Jeffrey Epstein files reveal systematic abuse of women and girls on a scale that may constitute crimes against humanity.
Recent U.S. military action in Venezuela and related developments show negligible risk to India's oil supplies, with Venezuelan crude making up just 0.3% of India's imports through late 2025.
North Korea has strongly denounced the United States' military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, calling it a serious breach of national sovereignty and international law.
On January 3, 2026, US forces struck targets in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, who now faces US charges. World leaders split sharply between condemnation and cautious support.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro landed in New York on January 3, 2026, after a US military operation captured him and his wife in Caracas. He faces federal drug trafficking charges as the US signals temporary oversight of Venezuela.
