Reviving Venezuela’s oil industry may be harder than Trump thought – and here’s why, World News

Reviving Venezuela’s oil industry may be harder than Trump thought – and here’s why, World News

Oil is at the heart of Donald Trump’s Venezuela gamble. Within a day of the US operation that ousted President Nicolas Maduro, Trump made clear his top priority: reviving the country’s oil industry. “We’re going to join our very large American oil companies—the biggest in the world—to spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken…

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Venezuela begins ‘exploratory process’ to re-establish formal ties with the US. US-Venezuela tensions are news.

Venezuela begins ‘exploratory process’ to re-establish formal ties with the US. US-Venezuela tensions are news.

US State Department officials are visiting Caracas, less than a week after the military kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro. Published on January 9, 2026.9 January 2026. Click here to share on social media share Venezuela’s government has said it is holding “exploratory” talks with the United States to restore diplomatic ties in view of Washington’s move….

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Australian Open 2026 schedule and draw: dates, seeds, format, and favourites for the first grand slam of the year | Tennis News

Australian Open 2026 schedule and draw: dates, seeds, format, and favourites for the first grand slam of the year | Tennis News

The first Grand Slam of the year takes place at the Australian Open in Melbourne as Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys look to defend their titles. Fellow Brits Jacob Fearnley, Sonay Kartal, and Fran Jones will join Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie in the main draw. The top-ranked players in the world enter the tournament…

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Amid Trump’s call for ‘Russian aggression’, Starmer says ‘more can be done to protect the Arctic.’ world News

Amid Trump’s call for ‘Russian aggression’, Starmer says ‘more can be done to protect the Arctic.’ world News

Sir Keir Starmer has said “more can be done to protect” the Arctic region and agreed with Donald Trump on “the need to stop increasingly aggressive Russia in the High North” during his second call in two days with the US president, Downing Street has said. Amid a flurry of diplomatic activity, Sir Keir spoke…

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