Since the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, questions have been raised about whether the Cuban regime could face a similar fate. However, President Donald Trump is playing down the possibility of a U.S. military operation against the country.
WorldPresident Donald Trump says the United States is in control of Venezuela after Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro was captured over the weekend. Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is urging Trump to cooperate, saying she seeks "respectful relations."
WorldAI has been called “the new electricity,” but now there are warnings of a bubble about to burst. As billions roll in, technology is starting to pollute itself with digital junk - and our ability to think independently is at stake.
SwedenChampagne bottles with so-called "ice torches" are being blamed for the violent fire at a bar in Crans-Montana. The owner of the bar said in an initial interview that all safety regulations were followed. "We will do everything we can to help," he told the website 20 Minutes.
WorldAt least 40 people have died in a large fire during New Year's celebrations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. A further 119 people were injured. This is what we know about the incident.
WorldHistoric Swedish Championship gold, record points, and Mjällby's success made world news. 2025 offered a number of good sporting events that were talked about - but also some low points. Here is a selection.
SportsKazuyoshi Miura refuses to stop playing football. The 58-year-old Japanese footballer continues his career at Fukushima United.
SportsCecilia Giménez, the woman behind the acclaimed restoration of a painting of Jesus in Spain, has died at the age of 94, the BBC reports.
EntertainmentMuch to fans' dismay, popular K-pop band New Jeans is losing one of its members in the wake of a long and bitter battle with the record label.
EntertainmentFor the second year in a row, Armand Duplantis has been named the world's best male athlete.
SportsBritish boxing star Anthony Joshua was slightly injured in a car crash in Nigeria. The two people killed in the accident were Joshua's trainer, who was travelling in the same car as the boxer, his event organisers said in a statement.
SportsAI has been called “the new electricity,” but now there are warnings that a bubble is about to burst. As billions roll in, technology is starting to pollute itself with digital junk - and our ability to think independently is at stake.
SwedenTennis' new "Battle of the sexes," Sunday's exhibition match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios, is a far cry from its predecessor in 1973. Our match was about social change. This one is not, says Billie Jean King.
SportsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held meetings with leaders of allied countries on Saturday, ahead of his upcoming personal meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida.
WorldThe United States has carried out “multiple” strikes against what it says are ISIS terrorists in Nigeria, according to President Donald Trump. Nigeria confirms the attacks, and both countries say they were a cooperative effort.
WorldThe rebel nuns didn't intend to die in the nursing home. They left - and, with the help of a locksmith, broke into the convent where they had lived since childhood. Now the sisters are a success on social media, much to the annoyance of the nuns' order.
WorldGreta Thunberg has been arrested at a Palestine demonstration in central London, Sky News reports.
SwedenBrazilian soccer star Neymar has undergone knee surgery, according to the BBC, after suffering an injury earlier this fall.
SportsBritish musician Chris Rea has died, the BBC reports. He was 74.
EntertainmentAround 8,500 people gathered at the Stone Age monument Stonehenge on Sunday to celebrate the winter solstice.
WorldThousands of documents have been released about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But the release is described by the media as “a thin sliver” of the total amount of material, and many documents are completely redacted, which is drawing massive criticism. The US Department of Justice is breaking the law, several Democrats believe.
WorldArmand Duplantis continues to win prestigious awards. The pole vault star has been named World Sports Star of the Year by the BBC for the second year in a row.
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