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the point of view

Venezuela: Trump faces a test of international law

An analysis of the US military blitz between the principle of non-interference and the illegitimacy of armed intervention.
Donald Trump con il segretario di Stato Marco Rubio e il ministro della guerra Pete Hegseth (Getty via Afp-Ansa)
Donald Trump con il segretario di Stato Marco Rubio e il ministro della guerra Pete Hegseth (Getty via Afp-Ansa)
United States

Trump targets Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, and Iran. And he insists: "We want Greenland."

After the raid in Venezuela to oust Maduro, Tehran and two other Latin American countries have ended up in the crosshairs of the Washington leader.
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - JANUARY 03: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump confirmed that the U.S. military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas overnight, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - JANUARY 03: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump confirmed that the U.S. military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas overnight, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
the clash

Now Trump wants Greenland: "We need it." The Danish Prime Minister's anger: "Enough threats."

The US president has just begun to demolish the Chavista regime in Venezuela but he already seems to be focused on his next imperialist aims
Spain

Italian woman discharged twice from hospital dies in Fuerteventura hotel

Letizia Ciampi, a 47-year-old Florentine, was diagnosed with stress: but it was pulmonary edema.
(FILES) Venezuela's Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a press conference on the Esseqibo region, border with Guyana, in Caracas on March 10, 2025. On January 3, 2026, Venezuela's Supreme Court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to become the country's interim leader after the United States seized President Nicolas Maduro and whisked him out of the country. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
(FILES) Venezuela's Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a press conference on the Esseqibo region, border with Guyana, in Caracas on March 10, 2025. On January 3, 2026, Venezuela's Supreme Court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to become the country's interim leader after the United States seized President Nicolas Maduro and whisked him out of the country. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
Venezuela

Maduro is in jail, Rodriguez is on interim leave, but Trump threatens: "Do what's right or you'll pay."

A CIA operative and the "Beast of Kandahar" to capture the deposed president: the behind-the-scenes story of "Absolute Resolve"
Fiori e candele dopo il tragico rogo a Crans-Montana (Ansa-Epa)
Fiori e candele dopo il tragico rogo a Crans-Montana (Ansa-Epa)
New Year's Eve massacre

Crans-Montana: Six Italian victims identified: all teenagers

Investigations continue into the fire that claimed the lives of over 40 young people. Switzerland declares a day of national mourning. Ambassador Cornado: "An avoidable tragedy."
Una manifestazione a Londra, in supporto alle proteste in Iran (Ansa-Epa)
Una manifestazione a Londra, in supporto alle proteste in Iran (Ansa-Epa)
Middle East

Iran protests continue: 15 protesters killed

Protests and rallies in dozens of cities across the country. The EU expresses "concern."
(foto Ansa)
(foto Ansa)
North Korea

Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan

The launch comes as the South Korean president prepares to leave for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Delcy Rodriguez (Ansa)
Delcy Rodriguez (Ansa)
Caracas

Supreme Court of Venezuela: «Delcy Rodriguez interim president of the country»

At least 40 military and civilian deaths were reported in the raid. Maduro and his wife were transferred to the Metropolitan Detention Center.
Da sx a dx, in alto: Chiara Costanzo, Emanuele Galeppini. In basso: Achille Osvaldo Giovanni Barosi e Giovanni Tamburi (Ansa)
Da sx a dx, in alto: Chiara Costanzo, Emanuele Galeppini. In basso: Achille Osvaldo Giovanni Barosi e Giovanni Tamburi (Ansa)
the massacre

Giovanni Tamburi, Achille Barosi, Emanuele Galeppini: the first Italian victims of Crans-Montana identified

They were all sixteen. For a fourth-grader, Chiara Costanzo, condolences had already arrived from the President of the Lombardy Region.
Donald Trump in conferenza stampa (Ansa-Afp-Jim Watson), a destra Nicolas Maduro (foto X-Donald Trump)
Donald Trump in conferenza stampa (Ansa-Afp-Jim Watson), a destra Nicolas Maduro (foto X-Donald Trump)
Caracas

US attack on Venezuela, Trump: "We will govern until the transition." Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed, Machado: "Ready to take power."

The president and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken from their bedroom while sleeping. Palazzo Chigi declared it "self-defense."
Caracas, alcune immagini dei bombardamenti diffuse su X
Caracas, alcune immagini dei bombardamenti diffuse su X
Venezuela

US attack on Caracas, Maduro and his wife captured and taken out of the country. CNN: "They were in bed."

The bombings began at 2 a.m. (7 a.m. in Italy). Machado: "The opposition is ready to take power." Tajani: "The Foreign Ministry's crisis unit is operational."
Crans-Montana (foto Ansa/Epa)
Crans-Montana (foto Ansa/Epa)
The massacre

Crans-Montana: Club owners investigated for manslaughter

Forty victims and 119 injured in the latest statement from Swiss authorities
Un fermo immagine tratto dal video di un turista americano mostra l'esplosione che si verificata nella stazione sciistica di Crans-Montana, in Svizzera
Un fermo immagine tratto dal video di un turista americano mostra l'esplosione che si verificata nella stazione sciistica di Crans-Montana, in Svizzera
The massacre

Crans-Montana, 47 dead in the blaze: 6 Italians still missing, 13 in hospital. An investigation into arson and manslaughter is underway.

Over 100 people were injured, 80 of whom are in serious condition. The fire started from candles on bottles.
Crans-Montana (foto Ansa/Epa)
Crans-Montana (foto Ansa/Epa)
The drama

Battista Medde, the seasonal worker from Oliena who rushed to the scene after the explosion, said: "There were many Italians in that place."

The story: "I was supposed to go there too, but at the last minute I chose another place."
Il rogo ad Amsterdam (foto Ansa/Epa)
Il rogo ad Amsterdam (foto Ansa/Epa)
Netherlands

Fire engulfs Amsterdam's Vondelkerk church: bell tower collapses, dozens of homes evacuated

The alarm went off overnight, with fears of the entire building collapsing for a long time. A thick cloud of smoke and sparks rained down on the city.
Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor of New York City (Ansa)
Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor of New York City (Ansa)
USA

New York Mayor Mamdani Swears on the Quran: First Mayor to Do So

One of the texts belonged to the grandfather, the other to Arturo Schomburg, an African-American writer and historian.
Insularità
Tyrrhenian Link (foto Terna)
Tyrrhenian Link (foto Terna)

Terna: installation of the western branch of the Tyrrhenian Link completed

In just over three months, approximately 480 km of submarine cable was laid between Termini Imerese (Palermo) and Terra Mala (Quartu).