KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians took to social media with a mix of humour and mild concern after the United States embassy in Kuala Lumpur shared a striking satellite image of the country on its official channels. The image, taken in 2016 from the International Space Station, showed dramatic lightning flares over Malaysia — a photo the […]
Venezuela
Trump warns Cuba of oil cutoff after Maduro’s capture
WASHINGTON/HAVANA: US President Donald Trump has vowed to cut off all oil and financial support to Cuba following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, intensifying pressure on the Caribbean island. Read More: Cuba defiant after Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money Trump made the announcement on Sunday via his Truth Social account, stating: “There will be […]
Trump urges Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY: US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Cuba to negotiate a deal with Washington “before it is too late,” warning that Venezuelan oil and financial support to the island would cease immediately. Trump made the comments in social media posts as tensions escalated following a recent US military operation in Venezuela that removed […]
Trump says US will choose which oil firms can invest in Venezuela
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States will decide which oil companies are permitted to invest in Venezuela’s oil industry as part of efforts to reopen the country’s beleaguered energy sector. Trump made the remarks after a White House meeting with executives from major oil firms, where he pushed for up […]
Venezuela and US begin talks to restore diplomatic ties
CARACAS/WASHINGTON: Venezuela said on Friday that it had initiated talks with the United States to restore diplomatic relations, days after US forces deposed President Nicolas Maduro. Officials confirmed that US diplomats were in Caracas to discuss reopening the Venezuelan embassy, while in Washington, President Donald Trump met with oil companies to explore investment in the […]
US Senate moves to limit Trump’s military actions in Venezuela
The US Senate voted 52 to 47 on Thursday to advance a resolution that would prevent President Donald Trump from taking further military actions in Venezuela without congressional approval. A handful of Trump’s fellow Republicans joined all Democrats in supporting the measure, signaling rare bipartisan pushback against the White House. The vote moves the resolution […]
Oil prices rise on supply disruption fears in Venezuela and Iran
Oil prices climbed for a second straight day on Friday as markets reacted to uncertainty over future supply from Venezuela and rising unrest in Iran. Brent crude futures rose around 0.7% to about $62.4 per barrel early Friday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained roughly 0.6% near $58.1. Both benchmarks were set for […]
Trump says Taiwan policy is up to Xi, rejects Venezuela precedent
US President Donald Trump said decisions about China policy toward Taiwan are ultimately for Chinese President Xi Jinping to make, but stressed he would be “very unhappy” with any change to the status quo. Trump made the remarks in an interview published by The New York Times, where he linked the topic to recent US […]
US Senate rebukes Trump on Venezuela in war powers vote
The US Senate took a major step Thursday toward passing a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s military actions in Venezuela — a rare bipartisan rebuke following alarm over the secretive capture of leader Nicolas Maduro. The Democratic-led legislation, which bars further US hostilities against Venezuela without explicit congressional authorization, got through a key […]
Palestine and Venezuela Have Exposed the World
“Palestine,” Yahya Sinwar said, “will expose the world.” It has done precisely that. Gaza has stripped the mask from the global order. Israeli-induced starvation, the systematic annihilation of hospitals, the levelling of an entire society, and the open genocide of Palestinians have not merely revealed the barbarism of settler-colonial violence; they have exposed the moral […]