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A suspected arson attack has caused a widespread power cut in Berlin since Saturday. Authorities said on Sunday that it was a result of a politically motivated attack by “left-wing extremists". Around 45,000 households were left without electricity in southwest Berlin after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire, which authorities have described as a politically motivated attack by far-left extremists. Though power has been restored in some areas, thousands could be left without power until Thursday after what authorities say was a politically motivated attack by “left-wing extremists”. The blaze erupted on a cable bridge over the Teltow...

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, who has been seized by US special forces after more than a decade in power, ruled with an iron fist while seeking to portray himself as a humble man of the people. During months in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump, who accused him of being a drug trafficker, the 63-year-old former bus driver deflected pressure by dancing to techno music at near-daily rallies, always broadcast live, as he chanted the mantra “No war, yes peace!” — in English. But for many Venezuelans, Maduro was no kindly pacifist. Seven million compatriots emigrated on his watch amid...

A runaway wallaby spotted in the parking lot of a New Jersey Walmart store was safely captured when he made a return trip to the store. The Lots of Love Farm said in a Facebook post that the wallaby, named Rex, was captured in the Williamstown Walmart parking lot Tuesday night. "If this just didn't become the best night ever! With the help of some really cool kids and a really cool dad. We caught Rex at the Walmart!! He is home safe and sound! Thank you everyone you're all amazing. He must really like Walmart," the post said. The...

In this documentary, we dive into the true story of Vlad III Dracula, better known as Vlad the Impaler – the 15th‑century prince who turned a small, fragile principality into a nightmare for the Ottoman Empire. From his childhood as an Ottoman hostage to the infamous Forest of the Impaled that made Sultan Mehmed II turn back in fear, this is the brutal, human story behind the legend. This video covers: Vlad’s birth and early life in Transylvania and Wallachia His years as a political hostage in the Ottoman Empire The murders of his father and brother and his burning...

Colin Jost gave a scathing impression of the scandal-entrenched Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a Saturday Night Live Cold Open segment. The comedian, who rarely appears on the late-night show beyond Weekend Update, depicted a high-strung and aggressive Hegseth clumsily soft-pedaling his alleged war crimes against Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats. Jost's Hegseth strutted to the podium at a press conference as wrestling-intro music blared - before chugging an energy drink and slamming it on the ground. 'First things first, where's the fatties?' he intensely asked the room full of baffled reporters during Saturday night's episode - which was criticized by...

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President Donald Trump threatened Venezuela's new leader with a grim fate far worse than ousted dictator Nicolas Maduro. Trump, who said just hours after arresting Maduro and his wife in Caracas that he preferred hardline socialist Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as Maduro's successor rather than the country's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, appeared to change his tune on Sunday morning. Now, the commander-in-chief says if Rodriguez 'doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,' Trump told The Atlantic. As for the country's future, Trump said: 'You know, rebuilding there and regime...

Denmark's prime minister has told Donald Trump to "stop the threats" about taking over Greenland. Mette Frederiksen said "it makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland", adding: "The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom". Her remarks come after Katie Miller - the wife of one of Trump's aides, Stephen Miller - tweeted a map of Greenland in the colours of the American flag alongside the word "SOON". Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of Greenland becoming an annexed part of the...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not rule out that the Cuban communist government could become the Trump administration's next target, a day after Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro's arrest. During an interview with "Meet the Press," Rubio sent a warning to the Cuban government, asserting "they're in a lot of trouble." "Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target," journalist Kristen Welker said. "Well, the Cuban government is a huge problem. Yeah," Rubio replied. "Is that a yes?" Welker asked. "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes," Rubio added.

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Video Transcript Summary In a January 4, 2026, interview on NBC's Meet the Press, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the United States is not at war with Venezuela but is enforcing sanctions and conducting law enforcement operations against drug trafficking organizations, including the seizure of sanctioned oil vessels under court warrants. Rubio emphasized that Nicolás Maduro, recently captured in a U.S. military operation and now in custody facing charges in New York, had cooperated with criminal elements and adversaries, posing direct threats to U.S. national security. He clarified that the U.S. is not directly running Venezuela but...

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino officially stepped down from his post on Sunday after serving less than a year in his post with the bureau. Bongino, a former New York City police officer, U.S. Secret Service agent, and conservative radio show host, issued his last official social media post as deputy director of the FBI on Saturday, after previously announcing his departure in December. In a Saturday X post on his official FBI deputy director account, Bongino wrote, “It was a busy last day on the job. This will be my last post on this account. Tomorrow I return to...

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While Maduro played dictator and CNN ran humanitarian crisis segments, American money was flowing into Caracas. The objective was acquisition. US foundations were buying Venezuelan bonds, debt, equity, gold, and oil. Pennies on the dollar while the country collapsed into starvation. Members of Congress with financial stakes through careful proxies. Through humanitarian language. Through the same laundering networks that have operated for 50 years. Two months earlier, President Trump had signed an executive order prohibiting transactions with Venezuela’s oil sector. Standard sanctions on the surface. Financial guillotine underneath. The order severed Congressional money. Cut foundation stakes. Killed portfolios belonging to...

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio just took CBS’ Margaret Brennan to the woodshed on live TV over the Maduro raid. “I don’t know why that’s confusing to you.” Brennan spiraled over the fact that the operation did not seize EVERY narco terrorist in Venezuela, but Rubio hit her with a cold dose of reality. BRENNAN: “The defense minister, who has deep ties to Russia, $15 million price on his head. He is still in place.” “I’m confused. Are they still wanted by the United States? Why didn’t you arrest them if you are taking out the narco terrorist regime?” RUBIO:...

A Florida Republican has erupted in fury at a local news reporter who asked about the future of Venezuela in the wake of dictator Nicolás Maduro's capture. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart hit back against the accusation that members of his party are not 'willing to support' popular Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, despite US President Donald Trump's comments to the contrary. He ripped into the reporter for 'putting words in my mouth' while adding that he thinks Machado will be the country's 'next democratically-elected president'. This marks a departure from the party line, as Trump appears to have thoroughly dismissed...

If 2025 proved one thing, it's that the pro-life movement is not slowing down. And Live Action continues to lead where culture, truth, and accountability meet. Here are some of the biggest victories the pro-life movement celebrated in 2025. Defunding Big Abortion of an estimated $700 million This summer, the reconciliation bill known as the "Big Beautiful Bill" passed Congress and was subsequently signed by President Trump on July 4. The bill included a provision to temporarily defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion businesses of about $700 million in Medicaid funding for one year, unless they stop committing elective induced...

First of all, the "war" lasted like 90 minutes. Second, going to war to secure vital resources for your own people is totally legitimate. Why should we allow some third world communist shithole to control trillions of dollars worth of oil?# I'm as reflexively non-interventionist as anyone can possibly be, but Venezuela appears to be a resounding victory and one of the most brilliant military operations in American history. As an unapologetic American Chauvinist, I want America to rule over this hemisphere and exert its power for the good of our people. If some shitty little tinpot third world dictator...