Trump said US armada ‘will only get bigger’ until Venezuela returns ‘all of the oil, land, and other assets that they previously stole from us’ – key US politics stories from 16 December 2025Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a naval blockade of “sanctioned oil vessels” leaving and heading to Venezuela, sharply escalating his pressure campaign […]
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Trump to deliver prime-time address from White House on Wednesday – NBC News
Trump to deliver prime-time address from White House on Wednesday NBC Newssource
Trump orders naval blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers – Al Jazeera
The order comes a week after the US military seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast.By Lyndal Rowlands and News AgenciesShareSaveUnited States President Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all US-sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.“Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South […]
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado – USA Today
WASHINGTON ‒ The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world’s leading climate research labs.Trump officials have circled the federally funded research institution, based in Boulder, Colorado, as a hub for “federal climate alarmism” after […]
South African immigration authorities raid a US refugee processing center – ABC News
South African authorities say a center processing applications for the United States refugee program was raided by immigration and law enforcement officers and seven Kenyan nationals were arrested for working there illegallyJOHANNESBURG — A center in South Africa processing applications for the United States refugee program was raided by immigration and law enforcement officers and […]