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Friday briefing: Trump tactics could leave office with him – or the US could descend into a rogue state

In today’s newsletter: In just one year, this administration has lurched from one bewildering decision to another. Will things go back to normal after Trump’s term, or are we seeing a broader erosion of western democratic norms?Good morning. Paramilitary-style troops deployed on the streets of m...

09/01/2026 06:45 The Guardian
Senate advances war powers resolution to stop Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela

Democratic-led resolution requires US president to seek Congress’s approval to use military against VenezuelaThe US Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan war powers resolution to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela, after he ordered a weekend raid to captu...

08/01/2026 20:34 The Guardian
Farage accused of ‘parroting Kremlin lines’ after remarks on UK troops in Ukraine

Pat McFadden says stance on potential peace deployment casts doubt on Reform leader’s commitment to national securityUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has been accused of “parroting Kremlin lines” after saying that he would vote against any UK government plans to deploy the milit...

08/01/2026 11:20 The Guardian
Marco Rubio says he will meet Danish officials to discuss Greenland next week

Remarks by US secretary of state come after Greenland and Denmark request urgent meeting over Trump threatsEurope live – latest updatesThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, says he plans to meet Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland as a crisis escalates within Nato over Donald Trump...

07/01/2026 19:28 The Guardian
Reflagged by Russia, spied on by UK, seized by US: why so much interest in a rusty tanker in the Atlantic?

The ship is alleged to be part of a shadow fleet dodging western sanctions. It had no oil onboard – but was it carrying Russian weapons?A massive, rusty crude oil tanker floating north through the Atlantic has become the centre of global interest after it was followed for days and eventually seize...

07/01/2026 16:56 The Guardian
Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand.

Analysts say the Cold War agreement allows the president to increase the American military presence almost at will....

07/01/2026 16:30 New York Times
UK helped US seize Russian-flagged tanker, defence ministry says

John Healey confirms RAF provided extra surveillance and navy refuelling while capture under wayEurope live – latest updatesBritain’s Ministry of Defence said it had provided military help to the US forces that seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker north-west of Britain and Ireland, initially argu...

07/01/2026 16:23 The Guardian
Venezuela to continue supplying oil to US ‘indefinitely’, White House says

US to remove some sanctions to allow it to keep selling country’s supplies after laying claim to blockaded crudeUS seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker after two-week pursuitExplainer: why so much interest in a rusty tanker in the Atlantic?The US plans to control Venezuela’s oil sales “indefinite...

07/01/2026 15:20 The Guardian
Labor group urges Albanese to rescind invitation to Israeli president Isaac Herzog

Friends of Palestine criticise decision to invite Israel’s head of state to Australia in a sign of further strain within Labor movementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of rank-and-file Labor party members has urged the Albanese government to rescind its invitation...

07/01/2026 07:50 The Guardian
Wednesday briefing: What Europe’s silence over Venezuela says about its fear of Trump

In today’s newsletter: Leaders’ refusal to condemn the US’s intervention in Caracas shows a desperation to keep the White House on side – but a red line might not be far awayGood morning. The dramatic seizure of Nicolás Maduro from Caracas by US forces, to face trial in New York, has sent d...

07/01/2026 06:45 The Guardian
UK and France ‘ready to deploy troops’ to Ukraine after ceasefire

Trilateral declaration of intent signed after ‘coalition of the willing’ summit in Paris with plan to establish military hubsBritain and France have declared they are ready to deploy troops to Ukraine in the aftermath of a peace deal, a major new commitment that has been under discussion for mon...

06/01/2026 20:26 The Guardian
How a US takeover of Greenland would undermine Nato from within

The alliance has no provision for the previously unthinkable: one of its members turning on anotherEurope live – latest updatesThe idea that one Nato country could attack another – a US invasion of Greenland – is so alien that the most famous article in Nato’s founding treaty does not distin...

06/01/2026 16:44 The Guardian
Kemi Badenoch says Trump’s Venezuela raid was ‘morally’ right – UK politics live

Conservative leader questions robustness of rules-based international order and says ‘the world has changed’Peers inflicted four defeats on the government last night as they debated the bill to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, PA Media reports. PA says:The government sign...

06/01/2026 10:31 The Guardian
Opposition leader Machado says she hasn’t spoken to Trump since attack as she vows to return to Venezuela – live

María Corina Machado tells Fox News she would share her Nobel peace prize with US president after removal of Nicolás MaduroDeposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on VenezuelaUS foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meetingFresh f...

06/01/2026 06:08 The Guardian
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM

Mette Frederiksen criticises Donald Trump’s ‘unacceptable pressure’ as Greenland counterpart condemns ‘fantasies’Venezuela live – latest updatesAn attack by the United States on a Nato ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark...

06/01/2026 00:15 The Guardian
‘Soy inocente’: Maduro defiant in surreal New York courtroom spectacle

The Venezuelan leader entered a heartfelt not guilty plea – and told a member of the gallery he was a prisoner of warVenezuela crisis – latest updatesAt noon on Monday, Nicolás Maduro was escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom following his capture early on Saturday in Caracas, completing...

05/01/2026 20:00 The Guardian
Colombian president says ‘I will take up arms again’ if US invades

Gustavo Petro makes remark after Trump threatens military action similar to Venezuela ‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the USDonald Trump and his Colombian counterpart have turned up the volume of their war of words, further raising tensions betwee...

05/01/2026 18:11 The Guardian
US aircraft monitor tanker off Ireland in clampdown on Venezuelan oil

A dozen other ships are reportedly trying to evade Donald Trump’s naval blockade by turning off location beaconsA hastily reflagged oil tanker 250 miles off the coast of Ireland is under US military surveillance after it evaded capture in the Caribbean sea in December, changed its name and switche...

05/01/2026 15:05 The Guardian
Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York court on drug and weapons charges | First Thing

US officials have warned of further military intervention if Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, fails to meet their demands. Plus, how gun-safety advocates are riding a ‘seismic’ wave to US legislaturesDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Nicol...

05/01/2026 11:29 The Guardian
Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns

Maj Gen Paul Eaton says US president’s effort to bend military to his will could have dire long-term consequencesDonald Trump and his defense secretary Pete Hegseth are mounting an aggressive push to politicise the top ranks of the US military – a push that smacks of Stalinism and could take yea...

05/01/2026 11:00 The Guardian
Minister rejects claims government refusing to call Maduro extradition illegal to placate Trump – UK politics live

Mike Tapp says No 10 is talking to US and close allies about legal aspect after Starmer declines to criticise Venezuela operationThe lack of western condemnation of the US military intervention in Venezuela could embolden China and Russia to take similar action against other countries, Emily Thornbe...

05/01/2026 10:09 The Guardian
Venezuela attack could embolden China and Russia, says Emily Thornberry

Failure to condemn US intervention risks encouraging others to take similar action, warns senior Labour MPThe lack of western condemnation of the US military intervention in Venezuela could embolden China and Russia to take similar action against other countries, a senior Labour MP has warned.Emily...

05/01/2026 09:30 The Guardian
Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela

Hundreds gathered coast to coast, even as many in the diaspora celebrated ousting of MaduroTop Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run VenezuelaProtests bubbled up in several US cities over the weekend as people demonstrated against the Trump administration’s unilateral military in...

05/01/2026 08:25 The Guardian
Donald Trump warns of ‘big price to pay’ if Caracas fails to toe line

Washington keeping 15,000-strong military presence in Caribbean in case interim president hinders US objectivesThe prospect of the United States seizing direct control of Venezuela appeared to recede on Sunday after the shocking ousting of president Nicolás Maduro – but US officials warned they m...

05/01/2026 07:41 The Guardian
Monday briefing: Why the US moved to oust Venezuela’s president

In today’s newsletter: Saturday’s capture of Nicolás Maduro by the US was as unexpected as it was swift – but what led Trump to topple the South American regime?Good morning. Over the weekend, the US attacked Venezuela with a series of airstrikes and captured the country’s leader, Nicolás...

05/01/2026 06:44 The Guardian
Labor wants US to ‘set out the facts’ before passing judgment on Trump’s capture of Maduro

Nationals leader David Littleproud warns against prolonged Iraq-style operation in Venezuela as Greens senator David Shoebridge raises concern about Trump’s intervention Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government says it is waiting for the US to “set out...

05/01/2026 03:32 The Guardian
‘Extremely dangerous precedent’ set by Trump’s attack on Venezuela, six countries warn – live

Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay say US actions ‘constitute an extremely dangerous precedent for peace and regional security’Top Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run VenezuelaKeir Starmer also told the BBC that he thinks we are living in a more “volatile”...

05/01/2026 00:59 The Guardian
Ukrainians Welcome a U.S. Victory in Venezuela, and Lament a Double Standard

Ukraine’s government supports the removal of a dictator while members of Parliament question the wisdom of endorsing military interventions, even against a Russian ally....

04/01/2026 17:17 New York Times
Trump’s focus on Venezuelan oil reinforces claim action was never about ‘war on drugs’

US president claims US will take back ‘stolen’ oil, but experts say no legal claim to natural reserves existsVenezuela crisis – latest updatesHailing the US military operation to seize Nicolás Maduro as spectacular, extraordinary and “an assault not seen since World War II”, Donald Trump...

04/01/2026 14:44 The Guardian
Nicolás Maduro arrives in New York after removal as Venezuelan president

Donald Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela after special forces seize country’s president and his wifeUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesA plane carrying captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has arrived in New York hours after an overnight US military attack...

03/01/2026 23:08 The Guardian
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