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January 5, 2026

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Oil pump jacks

Oil trades sideways despite turmoil in Venezuela

Oil prices have inched up as investors weigh whether political upheaval in OPEC member Venezuela would disrupt ⁠shipments after US President Donald Trump seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in a well-supplied market.

Venezuela

Interim Venezuelan government backs leader seized by US

Berlin power cut blamed on political 'extremist' attack

Thousands of homes in southwest Berlin have had their power restored as authorities probed an...

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Police officers

Police officers

Berlin power cut blamed on political 'extremist' attack

Pro-government armed civilians monitor shoppers in Caracas

Venezuela's interim govt says it remains behind Maduro

Venezuela's interim govt says it remains behind Maduro

A top Venezuelan official has declared that the country's government will stay unified behind President...

By AAP Newswire

Pro-government armed civilians monitor shoppers in Caracas

Malabo

Equatorial Guinea leader orders shock move of capital

Ambulance

Boat capsize in Nigeria kills 25 and leaves 14 missing

Nigerian police

At least 30 killed in Nigeria market attack, police say

A visitor watches North Korean side from the unification observatory

North Korea fires ballistic missiles off its east coast

Venezuela US Delcy Rodriguez

Venezuela court orders Rodriguez as interim president

US captures Venezuelan strongman Maduro, Trump says

US to rule Venezuela, says Trump, after Maduro capture

Saudi-backed Yemen gov't retakes eastern port city

Saudi-backed Yemen gov't retakes eastern port city

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions

Venezuela's Maduro captured after strikes, Trump says

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

'Rioters' must be put in their place, Iran leader says

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Pedestrians run after explosions in Caracas, Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro captured after strikes, Trump says

Smoke rises at La Carlota airport in Caracas, Venezuela

Venezuela accuses US of attack as blasts rock capital

Pedestrians run after explosions were heard in Caracas, Venezuela

Explosions and low-flying aircraft heard in Caracas

Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) supporters

Myanmar's military-backed party leads election

Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualised photos of women

Julie Yukari, a musician based in Rio de Janeiro, posted a photo taken by her...

Elon Musk

Trump invites PM Sanae Takaichi for US visit: Japan

President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States...

US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

UN chief calls on Israel to reverse ban on aid groups

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ‍has called on Israel to reverse its decision to ban dozens...

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United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

California ban on carrying guns unconstitutional: court

An appeals court has ruled California's ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of...

A man with a holstered unloaded pistol

Trump orders divestment of $US2.9m computer chips deal

President Donald Trump has ordered the unravelling of a $US2.9 million ($A4.3 million) computer chips...

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Computer chips

Trump threatens Iran as protests continue for sixth day

Protests in Iran have entered their sixth day as US President Donald Trump threatened to...

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Iran protests over economic crisis

Two dead as powerful earthquake rocks Mexico

A powerful earthquake has hit southern Mexico, killing two people, damaging roads and hospitals and...

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Workers remove a tree that fell onto a car after a quake in Mexico

Eleven dead as bus crashes head-on into truck in Brazil

At least 11 people are dead after a head-on collision ‍between a bus and a...

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Brazil bus crash