US uses drug trafficking as pretence to force regime change in Venezuela
• Oct 16, 2025, 11:08 AM
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As Donald Trump confirms CIA action in Venezuela, the US president cites concerns over drug trafficking as a way to oust Nicolas Maduro from power and enforce a regime change. It is also the sign of a new policy era for the CIA, which should be 'going places no one can go and doing things no one else can do', according to its new director John Ratcliffe. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert tells us more.
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Bolivia’s presidential runoff tests how far and fast it veers right
• 4:55 PM
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After nearly two decades of one-party rule under the Movement Toward Socialism party, or MAS, three years of an accelerating currency crisis and too many months of mind-numbing fuel lines, Bolivia is lurching to the right. Now, the question is how much c
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'No Kings' rallies expected to draw millions across the US against Donald Trump
• 2:30 PM
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Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for “ No Kings ” demonstrations — what the president's Republican Party is calling “Hate America” ra
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After meeting with Zelensky, Donald Trump says 'too soon' for Tomahawks delivery
• 11:38 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to the White House on Friday looking for weapons to keep fighting his country's war with Russia, but met an American president who appears more intent on brokering a peace deal than upgrading Ukraine's arsenal.
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‘Good luck George’: Trump commutes sentence of disgraced ex-Congressman Santos
• 9:13 AM
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President Donald Trump on Friday announced his decision to commute the sentence of disgraced former Republican lawmaker George Santos with a message on Truth Social proclaiming, "Good luck George, have a great life!” Santos was sentenced to more than sev
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Peru to impose state of emergency amid Gen Z protests
• 8:49 AM
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Peru's new government said Thursday that a state of emergency will be declared in the capital Lima, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organized crime. It comes after a man was shot dead by police on Wednesday and more than 100 p
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Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
• 8:46 AM
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President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Representative George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven years in federal prison. The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting to deceiving dono
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Ukraine: Trump tells Zelensky to 'make a deal' as Tomahawk plea misfires
• 8:44 AM
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Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday to make a deal with Russia, pouring cold water on Kyiv's hopes for Tomahawk missiles as the US leader renews a push to settle the war. Story by Charlotte Lam.
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Volodymyr Zelensky leaves his meeting with Donald Trump empty-handed as the war in Ukraine rages on
• 8:43 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he was "realistic" on chances of receiving US Tomahawk missiles after President Donald Trump told him he did not want escalation. Zelensky visited the White House a day after Trump spoke by telephone wit
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‘No Kings’ anti-Trump protests draw massive crowds across US
• 5:33 AM
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In cities and towns across the US, huge crowds took to the streets Saturday to protest against the Trump administration in the “No Kings” demonstrations, which the Republican Party condemned as “Hate America” rallies. Around seven million people attended
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