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Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia has called for the armed forces to recognize him as their commander-in-chief

Venezuela Arrests Two Americans, Five Other 'Mercenaries'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday announced the arrest of seven foreigners -- including two Americans -- whom he accused of being "mercenaries" trying to prevent him from being sworn-in for another six years in power.
Jean-Marie Le Pen wearing a French army officer's beret from Algeria during a veteran's reunion in 1985

French Far-right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday aged 96, was the far-right bogeyman of French politics, infamously dismissing the Holocaust as a detail of history and spending half a century whipping up anger over immigration.
Elon Musk -- who owns X -- has provoked ire with his attacks on European leaders

EU Rules Don't Prohibit Musk's German Far-right Chat On X

Elon Musk's controversial plan for a live chat with a German extreme-right leader on X this week is allowed under European Union laws but will be scrutinised for potential violations of electoral interference rules, Brussels said on Monday.
Protesters demonstrate against South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol during a rally near his residence in Seoul

South Korea Investigators Ask Police To Arrest Yoon

South Korean anti-graft investigators asked police Monday to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he fended off their week-long efforts to bring him into custody over his failed martial law bid.
It remains unclear if South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Blinken Wades Into South Korea Political Crisis

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened a visit to crisis-riven South Korea, where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of the impeached president.
Mike Johnson, pictured (right) shaking Donald Trump's hand at the 2024 Republican National Convention, has the support of the president-elect

US House Rejects Trump-backed Speaker In First Ballot

The new US Congress was thrown into chaos on its first day Friday as rebel right-wing Republicans defied incoming president Donald Trump to block Mike Johnson from returning as speaker of the House of Representatives.
President-elect Donald Trump is is not expected to champion regulation aimed preventing internet service providers from abusing their power over users

US Court Blocks Biden-era Net Neutrality Rules

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that US regulators overstepped their authority by reinstating "net neutrality" rules governing internet service providers, dealing a blow to the Biden administration.

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