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Security News This Week: ICE Can Now Spy on Every Phone in Your Neighborhood
After a federal agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday, WIRED surfaced December federal court testimony from the reported ICE shooter, Jonathan Ross. In it, he said he was a firearms trainer and that he has had “hundre…
Rodriguez or Trump: Who Is Really Running Venezuela?
Yves here. As we document via our Links that are firing very soon, Trump’s bluster about the US developing and selling Venezuela’s oil is already going pear-shaped, with Exxon’s CEO calling Venezuela “uninvestible“.…
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Wild wild west on the high seas: US seizure of Russian-flagged Marinera sparks global maritime law debate
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A Russian-flagged ship’s seizure by US forces in the Atlantic ignites a global debate. Russia calls it piracy, while the US cites sanctions. This incident highlights the complexities of maritime law and enforcing sanctions in contested i…
Protests work. Stop this reign of terror | Opinion letters
Writers express concern over the actions of ICE agents and the political response to a shooting in Minneapolis.
Several letters criticize former President Trump’s actions, comparing them to authoritarianism and accusing him of undermining U.S.…
David Knight Legg: The law demanded Nicolás Maduro’s capture
Concerns about adherence to international law are important as a matter of principle. But when the precedent of the 1990 capture of Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is understood — and the horrific facts of Maduro’s reign of terror are better known — t…
Will US capture of Russian-flagged tanker lead to conflict with Putin?
Tensions are brewing on the high seas. The United States on Wednesday (January 7) seized a Russia-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic after pursuing it from off the coast of Venezuela.…
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‘Peace on Earth’: Will Trump get his 2026 wish?
BOMBING Venezuela and arresting its president, done by the United States, hardly makes President Donald Trump’s avowed New Year’s resolution — “Peace, peace on Earth” — believable.
But in God’s always unpredictable way, sometimes harnessing the very im…
Trump announces plan to refine, sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled a plan to refine and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil that had been stuck in Venezuela under US blockade, in a further sign that Washington is coordinating with …
US military action in Venezuela is seen as both a blessing and a curse for Russia’s Putin
The U.S. military operation in Venezuela can be seen as both a benefit and a burden for Russian President Vladimir Putin
FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during their meeting at …
US Military Action in Venezuela Is Seen as Both a Blessing and a Curse for Russia’s Putin
The lightning U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro can be seen as both a benefit and a burden for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose forces botched an attempt to capture Ukraine’s capital and topple its leader at the start of…