Massive long-term airlift of Venezuela’s gold to Switzerland
Nearly a decade ago, gold worth about 4.7 billion Swiss francs was shipped to Swiss refineries to be melted down, recast into internationally tradable bars, and sold or used as…
Mexico’s Sheinbaum slams Trump over Venezuela
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sharply criticised the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing the Trump administration of destabilising Latin America through aggressive intervention. She said foreign interference has…
Latin American world outraged by Trump’s kidnapping of Maduro
Leaders of Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay issued a joint statement on Sunday condemning the US military operation that ousted Nicolás Maduro, warning it violated international law and…
Political extremists blamed for Berlin power cuts
A left-wing extremist cell is suspected of being behind an arson attack that caused a major power outage in southwest Berlin on Saturday. The fire damaged high-voltage power lines on…
India passes China as number-one rice producer
India has surpassed China to become the world’s largest rice producer, harvesting 150.18 million tonnes in 2025 compared with China’s 145.28 million tonnes, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said…
Ten die from foul water in India’s cleanest city
Sewage-contaminated drinking water has been blamed for at least 10 deaths, including that of a five-month-old baby, and the hospitalisation of more than 270 people in Indore, despite the city…
China puts tax on condoms
China has introduced a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while exempting childcare, marriage-related services and elderly care, as part of efforts to address falling birth rates. The…
Iranian currency collapse sparks protests against mullahs
The sharp fall of the Iranian rial on Sunday, plunging to 1.42m against the US dollar and losing more than 56% of its value in six months, marked a tipping…
US sanctions Venezuelan drone assembly company
The United States has imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA (EANSA) for allegedly helping acquire and assemble Iranian-designed drones as tensions rise with both Iran and Venezuela. The…
Trump 100-percent behind Israeli actions in Gaza
The US President offered his wholehearted support to Israel and its policies in Gaza when he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday.…