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The US has announced it has increased its reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. In a statement, the US treasury said up to $25m is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Mr Maduro and his named interior minister Diosdado Cabello. Up to $15m is also being

Given gilt yields are rising, the pound is falling and, all things considered, markets look pretty hairy back in the UK, it’s quite likely Rachel Reeves’ trip to China gets overshadowed by noises off. There’s a chance the dominant narrative is not about China itself, but about why she didn’t cancel the trip. But make

Last year was the warmest on record, the first to breach a symbolic threshold, and brought with it deadly impacts like flooding and drought, scientists have said. Two new datasets found 2024 was the first calendar year when average global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels – before humans started burning fossil fuels at scale.

Ryanair has said it is taking legal action against a disruptive passenger. In what it described as a “major misconduct clampdown”, the airline said it is seeking €15,000 (£12,500) in damages from a passenger in Ireland, whose behaviour forced a plane bound for Lanzarote to divert to Porto in Portugal last year. Ryanair claims the

Two NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since June 2024 have said they “do not feel like castaways”. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams originally planned to go to space for just eight days but got stuck on the ISS when their Boeing Starliner spacecraft experienced a myriad of problems. By

A body has been found in the search for two missing British hikers who went missing in the Dolomites, Italy’s alpine rescue has said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London were hiking when they were last heard from, in the early afternoon on 1 January. The two men were meant to return

US president-elect Donald Trump has refused to rule out military or economic action to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland – as he said he believes NATO spending should be increased to 5% per member state. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Mr Trump made a series of sweeping claims on what his policies could look like

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the French far-right National Front party, has died aged 96. Le Pen shook the French political establishment when he unexpectedly reached the presidential election run-off vote against Jacques Chirac in 2002, with his pugnacious mix of populism and charisma. Despite losing in a landslide, he rewrote the parameters of

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation. The 53-year-old said he will step down as leader of the country’s ruling Liberal Party, which he has led since 2013. He says it will allow his party to choose a new leader as he suspends parliament until March due to political deadlock. Image: Chrystia Freeland,

Donkey karts loaded with wrapped parcels of unknown goods weave around the large puddles of water left in the dried riverbed. Young men quickly hop over laid bricks to bridge the puddles followed by women treading carefully with babies on their backs. The Limpopo River’s seasonal dryness is a natural pathway for those moving into

Ukraine has launched a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, according to the Kremlin. The attack looks to be an effort to seize new territory after Ukrainian troops swept across the border in a shock offensive in the same region in August, claiming control of almost 500 sq miles (around 1,300 sq km) and taking

Hamas has released a video of a 19-year-old Israeli hostage amid a renewed push for a ceasefire in Gaza. In an undated recording, Liri Albag – one of five female soldiers kidnapped in Hamas’s October 7 attack – speaks under duress and shares her anguish at having been held for 450 days. Speaking in Hebrew,

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed for a second time. His declaration on Saturday came after the People’s Party and the Social Democratic Party continued coalition talks, a day after the liberal NEOS party’s surprise withdrawal from discussions. “Unfortunately I

More than 6,000 prisoners have been released in Myanmar as part of an amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain. The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesties for 5,864 prisoners from the Southeast Asian country, as well as 180 foreigners who will now be deported, state-run media said.

Israel has confirmed it is holding the director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza following reports of his arrest last week. Dr Hussam Abu Safiya was held along with dozens of other staff and taken to an interrogation centre during a raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital on 27 December. The

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has failed to detain the country’s impeached president after a standoff that lasted hours. The decision came after investigators and police officers were seen entering the gate of the residence in Seoul. Thousands of officers were gathered at Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence and formed a perimeter around a growing number of

An Islamic State flag attached to the pickup truck used to kill and injure dozens of people in New Orleans is a grim reminder of the persistent threat posed by Islamist extremism. Investigators are rushing to understand why Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, the US citizen and army veteran who is suspected of carrying out the atrocity

A Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner has died at the age of 103. Agnes Keleti died on Thursday morning in Budapest after he was hospitalised with pneumonia on Christmas Day, the Hungarian state news agency reported. Regarded as one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes, Ms Keleti won 10 medals

Two children are among 10 people killed after a gunman opened fire in western Montenegro following a bar brawl, police and a government official said. Montenegro’s interior minister Danilo Saranovic said four people were wounded in the attack in Cetinje and the gunman is on the run. Police have identified the suspect as 45-year-old Aco

Hundreds of grieving relatives of people killed in the fated Jeju Air plane crash visited the site on New Year’s Day to pay respect to their loved ones. South Korea’s transport ministry said authorities have finished formally identifying the 179 victims of the country’s worst air disaster. Investigators have also extracted the data from the