Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News Online REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria Many of those who tuned in to US President Donald Trump’s news conference on Saturday were probably hoping to hear dramatic details of how US forces seized Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, in a pre-dawn raid. But arguably a more surprising moment came when Trump announced … Ler mais

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been placed in custody at a New York detention centre after he was captured during US strikes on Caracas. Footage shows a handcuffed Maduro emerging from a plane after it landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York state on Saturday evening. He … Ler mais

Getty Images A national day of mourning has been announced in Switzerland for 9 January The bodies of 16 more victims of a bar fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have been identified by police. The youngest person was a Swiss girl aged 14, with nine aged under 18. The group includes people … Ler mais

Jeremy BowenInternational editor EPA Trump’s action in Venezuela may point to months of global turbulence With the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has demonstrated more powerfully than ever his belief in the power of his will, backed by raw US military force. On his orders the US has Maduro behind bars and … Ler mais

Aleks Phillipsand Nikos Papanikolaou Getty Images Thessaloniki Airport closed entirely after air traffic communication was knock out Thousands of passengers are stranded across Europe after a communications failure forced Greece to close its airspace, causing widespread cancellations and delays. Officials are working to understand why radio communications were disrupted on Sunday morning, prompting the temporary … Ler mais

Watch: How the US attack on Venezuela unfolded The US will “run” Venezuela until a “safe, proper and judicious transition” can be ensured, Donald Trump has said, after US strikes led to the capture of country’s President Nicolas Maduro. US oil companies would also fix Venezuela’s “broken infrastructure” and “start making money for the country”, … Ler mais

Nigerian officials have announced that schools in Niger state will start reopening later this month, following a mass abduction in November that forced their closure as part of emergency security measures. From 12 January, public and private schools “in safe and secure areas” will be allowed to reopen, Niger state’s education ministry said in a … Ler mais

RedNote / @I am a pie (826101674) Grace Tsoi,BBC World Service, Hong Kongand Gemini Cheng,BBC News Chinese, Hong Kong Stella Huang bought her first Jellycat plush toy when she lost her job during the pandemic. A school friend was a fan of the British-designed toys and told her all about them. But she only fell … Ler mais

More than 100 people have had to shelter in a shrine on a mountain top in Japan after heavy snowfall cut off access by road. Around 130 people were forced to spend the night in the halls and lobbies of the Mitsumine Shrine in the Saitama prefecture on Friday after the roads around it were … Ler mais

Donald Trump’s warning that the US will intervene if peaceful protesters are killed was “reckless and dangerous”, Iran’s foreign minister has said. Abbas Araghchi’s comments came after the US president said Washington “will come to their rescue” of demonstrators taking part in protests over Iran’s economy, writing in a brief social media post: “We are … Ler mais