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Venezuela after Maduro: Leadership of the South American nation seems uncertain Maduro

Venezuela after Maduro: Leadership of the South American nation seems uncertain

Image of Nicolás Maduro by RS/via Fotos Publicas, available to use for journalistic, editorial, and online content. Background images of the crack and the Venezuelan flag via Canva Pro. Collage by Global Voices. In the early morning of January 3, 2026, Venezuela lost a president and gained a new, uncertain…
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January 7, 2026
GOP shows little interest in limiting Trump’s war powers as he dials up foreign taunts Maduro

GOP shows little interest in limiting Trump’s war powers as he dials up foreign taunts

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham gave a categorical answer Tuesday when he was asked whether there’s any way Congress will limit President Donald Trump’s war powers after he ordered an operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “No,” Graham, R-S.C., told NBC News. The unequivocal response, even from a Trump…
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January 7, 2026
HIMA’s Level 3 autonomous vehicles hit the roads as China authorizes real-world testing China's Social Credit System

HIMA’s Level 3 autonomous vehicles hit the roads as China authorizes real-world testing

While the assisted driving industry continues to debate whether Level 3 capabilities are a necessity or a discretionary upgrade, regulatory approval has already begun to draw a line between theory and deployment. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has announced the country’s first batch of approved Level 3…
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January 7, 2026
China’s ‘Old Man’s Joy’ Cars Test the Limits of Road Safety China's Social Credit System

China’s ‘Old Man’s Joy’ Cars Test the Limits of Road Safety

From “new-energy Maseratis” to “license-free Porsche Cayennes,” a growing number of elderly mobility vehicles informally known as laotoule are appearing on rural and suburban roads across China, drawing scrutiny from regulators and road-safety experts. Many laotoule vehicles — commonly translated as “old man’s joy — are sold without registration or…
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January 7, 2026
White House says Trump is open to using the U.S. military to acquire Greenland Greenland

White House says Trump is open to using the U.S. military to acquire Greenland

The White House said Tuesday that acquiring Greenland is a "national security priority" and that using the U.S. military to achieve that goal is under consideration. “President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it’s vital to deter…
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January 7, 2026