A group of Venezuelans and Venezuelan-Americans gathered on Monday outside the White House to thank President Donald Trump for approving a mission to arrest now-deposed socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, who terrorized the Venezuelan people for over a decade.
Christian activists in Cuba launched a campaign on Monday titled Salvar a Cuba (“To Save Cuba”), calling for nationwide prayers “so that the family of Cuba can come to Christ’s feet.”
Granma, the newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba, published a compilation of purported “social media comments” threatening Americans.
The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Leo XIV held a surprise in-person meeting with Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-socialist Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado shortly before she is expected to meet with President Donald Trump.
The American embassy in Bogotá, Colombia – the closest operating near Venezuela – warned this weekend of reports of roving socialist gangs known as “colectivos” hunting American citizens or those deemed to be “supportive” of the United States.
Cuban External Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla attended a ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday to honor the 32 Cuban Communist Party agents killed during the arrest of deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro last week.
Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez met with China’s ambassador to the country, Lan Hu, on Thursday, in an effort to reassure the chavistas’ communist patrons that their prime position in Venezuelan politics would be respected following the arrest of longtime dictator Nicolás Maduro.
The Chinese Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday that its military, alongside those of Russia and South Africa, would engage in drills known as “Will for Peace 2026” off the coast of South Africa.
The Cuban Communist Party’s cable news network aired a commentary this week claiming that continued Castro regime control was a “guarantee for the national security of the United States.”
President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday evening that he held a conversation with radical Marxist Colombian President Gustavo Petro and invited him to the White House — while an anti-Trump protest organized by Petro was underway in Bogotá.
Miguel Uribe Londoño, a conservative Colombian presidential candidate and father of assassinated 2026 frontrunner Miguel Uribe Turbay, accused Nicolás Maduro of playing a role in his son’s death following Maduro’s arrest this weekend.
Venezuelan exiles and leaders in the community have expressed in the days following the arrest of former dictator Nicolás Maduro that the socialist regime’s structure remains intact, urging the United States to detain the elite who continue to control the country.
The Venezuelan National Press Workers’ Union (SNTP) denounced on Monday that socialist Venezuelan forces apprehended 14 journalists, 13 of them working with international news agencies, amid the installment of longtime chavista loyalist Delcy Rodríguez as “president.”
The surprise detention of deposed Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores brought waves of joy to the Venezuelan diaspora and the long-lost hope of moving beyond chavismo.
Socialist President of Colombia Gustavo Petro published a meandering social media post at 1:28 a.m. local time in which he claimed he was ready to “take up arms” if necessary to fight President Donald Trump, accusing him of making “illegitimate threats” against Bogotá.
Cuba’s revelation that dozens of its agents were killed in the arrest of Nicolás Maduro confirmed that he did not trust his own people.
Throngs of Venezuelans around the world took to the streets Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the news President Donald Trump had ordered an operation to arrest socialist longtime dictator Nicolás Maduro, whose name became synonymous with starvation, torture, and exile.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued an incensed statement on Saturday condemning the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the operation to apprehend deposed Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro late on Friday as a message to America’s enemies around the world to choose cooperation over acting “like a wild man,” as President Donald Trump “is not a game-player.”
President Donald Trump published a photo on his Truth Social account on Saturday appearing to show arrested Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro aboard a U.S. aircraft, en route to face criminal drug-trafficking charges in America.
Latin American leaders aligned with the White House’s pro-freedom stance celebrated the arrest and extradition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Saturday morning, extended support to the exiled winner of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, Edmundo González.
Communist figurehead “president” of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel welcomed the new year demanding the Cuban people be “united more than ever.”
Genocidal communist dictator Xi Jinping proclaimed that the Chinese oppressed by his Communist Party and the nation of Taiwan “share a bond of blood and kinship,” insisting that China’s colonization of Taiwan was “unstoppable” in an address to mark the new year.
President Donald Trump announced in a message on his website, Truth Social, on Friday that the United States is ready to intervene to “rescue” anti-regime protesters in Iran should the government attempt to brutalize them.
The South Korean Ministry of Education revealed this week that over 4,000 schools have shut down nationwide between 1980 and March 2025, responding to the rapid collapse of the child population in the past generation.
Multiple news outlets noted at the end of the year that the communist government of North Korea is prominently featuring the Wonsan Kalma Tourist Area on its official calendars, including those meant for Chinese tourists – an indication that it will be heavily promoting travel to the beach resort region in the next year.
The government of Turkey confirmed that it had arrested 357 people on Tuesday in nationwide operations against Islamic State terrorists suspected of plotting attacks on New Year’s Eve – following a multi-hour operation on Monday that killed three police officers.
A group of indigenous shamans in Lima, Peru, organized a ritual on Monday to access visions of the future in anticipation of the 2026 new year. These visions, they told assembled media, showed the demise of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and a potential third world war.
With a little more than a day remaining in 2025, Americans are gearing up for an especially heated midterm season – but elsewhere around the world, voters are anticipating epic presidential elections, game-changing parliamentary races, and possible political contests that stand to change the course of their nation’s histories.
The State Department and the United Nations jointly announced on Monday that they have agreed to a new framework for processing American funding for the global body, streamlining funds directly to countries in need and potentially saving billions in needless bureaucracy.
The Islamist government of Syria and independent human rights groups reported on Monday that three people were killed and dozens injured at an Alawite-led protest calling for Damascus to implement a less centrally controlled, federalist system.
Communist dictator Kim Jong-un of North Korea reportedly led the testing of long-range cruise missiles, the country’s state media outlets revealed on Monday, intended to preserve Pyongyang’s ability to conduct nuclear bombings.
Argentine President Javier Milei emphasized his admiration and support for American counterpart Donald Trump in an interview with the British Telegraph on Monday, praising Trump as a peacemaker and clear-minded leader.
The head of the largest organization representing the Tiv people of central Nigeria told local media he sent a letter to President Donald Trump this weekend thanking him for approving airstrikes against jihadists exterminating Christian communities nationwide.
One of China’s oldest and most reliable business partners in Latin America, the nation of Chile, just elected a hardline conservative who supports a military overthrow of the Venezuelan socialist regime, a core Chinese ally, as its president.
Nigerian activists and leaders at the front lines of the jihadist mass killings in the country denounced attempts to erase the religious aspect of the persecution in the country during a recent online press briefing alongside the human rights organization Open Doors, noting the overwhelming evidence that the killers are seeking to eliminate Christianity entirely.
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), now under the control of Islamist President Ahmed al-Sharaa, has published weeks of content showing throngs of jubilant Christians in the country enjoying Christmas tree lightings, holiday markets, and other celebrations – a nod to the White House that Sharaa will respect religious tolerance.
Nigerians speaking to the newspaper Daily Trust expressed extreme hesitation in traveling out of the capital city of Abuja to spend Christmas this week with family, citing the “insecurity” crisis caused by a growing wave of systematic attacks by jihadists against Christian communities nationwide.
The growing initiative by the administration of President Donald Trump to curb Venezuelan profits from its illicit oil and drug industries is alarming socialists in Caracas – and their patrons and partners in crime on the other side of the world.
Pope Leo XIV issued messages on Monday to the clergy in anticipation of the Christmas holiday, emphasizing the importance of friendship and community to sustain the work of the Church.
