The US attack on Venezuela and the collapse of international law
The intervention exposes how great-power geopolitics have hollowed out the UN Charter system.

The intervention exposes how great-power geopolitics have hollowed out the UN Charter system.









US has moved to assert strict control over production and sale of Venezuelan oil since attacking the country this month.
In address to media on Tuesday, US president made many false claims, including that there was ‘no inflation’ in the US.
Party leaders vow to hammer Trump on affordability in months ahead, with Venezuela, Greenland their latest cudgels.
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“Somalia is not even a country. They don’t have anything that resembles a country.”
The switch in its offer comes as Paramount Skydance has campaigned that its bid is superior to Netflix’s.

Macron said Europe will not be “intimidated” by US President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over Greenland.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen questioned Donald Trump’s trustworthiness after his proposed tariffs over Greenland.
The first year of the US president’s second term has been a whirlwind of activity. What does that mean for democracy?
Explore some of the images and headlines that defined the first year of Trump’s second term as US president.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly divided opinion at home and faced fierce criticism from overseas.