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The body of U.S. Army Spc. Israel Candelaria Mejias is carried in a transfer case at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware after he was killed on April 5, 2009, near Baghdad. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards via Getty Images

Wars without clear purpose erode presidential legacies, and Trump risks political consequences with further military action in Venezuela

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Despite public support in the U.S. for deposing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is unlikely to find that level of support for fighting an actual war in that country.

Even as Trump tries to work through Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s vice president and now the acting leader of the country, to manage Venezuela, there are echoes of President George W. Bush in Iraq with Trump saying that the United States will “run” Venezuela and “nurse it back to health” with Venezuelan oil wealth. None of that – which requires a lot of control by Washington and a major presence on the ground – can or will happen without a significant commitment of U.S. military forces, however, which Trump hasn’t ruled out.

Workers shop in a grocery store in Maropong township outside Lephalale, South Africa. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

High cholesterol and insulin resistance are rising among young South Africans – what that means for public health

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

In a small mining town in South Africa’s Limpopo province, young people are showing worrying signs of diseases that were once thought to affect only older adults.

These include type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and insulin resistance. This is not unique to Limpopo or South Africa. It reflects a global trend, where young adults in many low- and middle-income countries are increasingly experiencing early-onset metabolic diseases due to rapid urbanisation, lifestyle changes, unhealthy diets and reduced physical activity.

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As the US eyes Greenland, Europe must turn a global problem into an opportunity

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The so-called world order and the international rule of law are both officially dead in the wake of operation “absolute resolve”, the US infiltration of Venezuela to capture its president Nicolás Maduro.

It is true that both have been sick for some time – and Venezuela is a demonstration of this. Maduro was condemned by foreign leaders for illegally seizing power as long ago as 2013 – years before Donald Trump even became president. No concrete action was ever taken.

‘After you, President Maduro?’ A worrying phrase for Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Cuba’s leaders just lost an ally in Maduro − if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Footage of a handcuffed Nicolás Maduro being escorted to a Brooklyn detention center will come as uncomfortable viewing for political leaders in Havana.

“Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about,” said President Donald Trump just hours after the Jan. 3, 2026, operation to seize the Venezuelan president. Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed Trump’s warning: “If I lived in Havana and I was in the government, I’d be concerned.”

Les députés votent sur la deuxième partie du projet de loi de finances pour 2026 à l'Assemblée nationale, le 18 novembre 2025. Alain Jocard / AFP

Pourquoi les politiques n’écoutent-ils pas les citoyens ordinaires?

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

L'année 2025 a notamment été marquée par le débat sur la taxe Zucman, rejetée par les députés mais plébiscitée par une très large majorité de Français. Cette décision révèle, de façon spectaculaire, la déconnexion entre les décisions politiques et l’opinion des citoyens. Ce phénomène, étudié par la science politique, est au cœur de la crise démocratique. Comment y remédier ?

Armed supporters of Nicolás Maduro gather near the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. Federico Parra/ AFP via Getty Images

5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

The predawn U.S. military operation that spirited Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of Venezuela and into U.S. custody marks a watershed in hemispheric politics. In an operation that lasted just over two hours, American forces removed a foreign president. It followed months of saber-rattling and a steady buildup of America’s regional forces.

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Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat

(Tiempo de lectura: 1 - 2 minutos)

Donald Trump has sounded the alarm, over and over again, that the United States is facing an “invasion” by dangerous gang members. He blames immigrants for the country’s economic problems and claims protesters are destroying US cities.

Trump is not the first would-be autocrat to manufacture a crisis to seize extraordinary powers.

House Speaker Mike Johnson walks down a corridor in Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson will have to defend a narrow majority in the 2026 elections. A near-record number of retiring Republicans won’t make that task easier. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place until November, but already a record number of members have declared their intention not to run – a total of 43 in the House, plus 10 senators. Perhaps the most high-profile person to depart, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, announced her intention in November not just to retire but to resign from Congress entirely on Jan. 5 – a full year before her term was set to expire.

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