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Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela released, says US

Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela released, says US

Head of Venezuela’s national assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, said last week that a “significant number” of Venezuelan and foreigners imprisoned in the country would be released as a gesture to “seek peace” following the military operation that deposed Maduro

15 January,2026 07:14 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
French farmers drive 350 tractors to Parliament in mass protest

French farmers drive 350 tractors to Parliament in mass protest

Escorted by police, the tractors tangled rush-hour traffic as they rumbled down the Champs-Elysees and other Paris avenues, and then over the Seine River to reach the National Assembly

14 January,2026 06:45 AM IST | Paris | Agencies
Five severed human heads found hanging on beach in Ecuador

Five severed human heads found hanging on beach in Ecuador

The police attributed the incident to a conflict between criminal groups. Drug-trafficking networks with links to transnational cartels are active in the area and have used fishermen and their small boats for their illicit activities, according to authorities

13 January,2026 08:30 AM IST | Quito | Agencies
Donald Trump invites Colombian president to White House days after strike threat

Donald Trump invites Colombian president to White House days after strike threat

This comes mere days after Trump said in the wake of the US operation in Venezuela over the weekend that "Colombia is very sick too" and accused Petro of "making cocaine and selling it to the United States" before adding: "He's not going to be doing it very long, let me tell you"

08 January,2026 08:28 AM IST | Washington | AP

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