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MEXICO CITY — Members of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Cabinet woke up on Wednesday morning to news that U.S. aviation officials had shut down airspace over El Paso, the Texas city opposite the border metropolis of Ciudad Juárez. Coming just weeks after the closure of airspace over Venezuela cleared the way for…

After kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, threatening to cut off aid to Colombia, and calling for U.S. troops in Mexico all within the last few months, President Trump’s message to people concerned with further escalation is simply, “Don’t worry about it.” “Are you considering land strikes on Mexico, Columbia, and…

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Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday that Nicolás Maduro is still the “legitimate president” following his capture and arrest by the Trump administration.  “Yes, I can tell you that President Nicolás Maduro is the legitimate president. I can, I will tell you this as the lawyer that I am...Read…

The U.S. attack on Venezuela and apprehension of President Nicolás Maduro on drug trafficking and other charges was preceded by an escalating pressure campaign against Maduro as the United States built up naval forces in the region, seized oil tankers and destroyed boats that the U.S. alleged were carrying drugs.…

Active Citizens, Civil Society, Featured, Global, Global Geopolitics, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Peace, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Credit: Denis Balibouse/Reuters via Gallo Images BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb 6 2026 (IPS) - In early January, an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela followed a familiar path of…

The U.S. struck another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific on Thursday, killing two people, U.S. Southern Command announced on social media. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the post on X said. "Two narco-terrorists…

One month after the US carried out an attack in Venezuela to capture its president, civilians in the South American country remain caught between uncertainty and expectations of governmental change. Some believe the ouster of strongman leader Nicolás Maduro offers a glimmer of hope for rebuilding institutions and guaranteeing citizens’…

Active Citizens, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Democracy, Economy & Trade, Energy, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, International Justice, Latin America & the Caribbean, TerraViva United Nations Feb 4 2026 (IPS) -   CIVICUS discusses the situation following the US intervention in Venezuela with Guillermo Miguelena Palacios, director of the Venezuelan…

The Modern Donroe Doctrine illustrates how U.S. interventions redefine international law, prioritizing power over principle. This article delves into the implications for global sovereignty. From Venezuela to Iran, the rules of international law appear to bend for some and break for others. The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro is…