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PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - JANUARY 03: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference as U.S. President Donald Trump listens at Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. During the event, 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. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference as U.S. President Donald Trump listens at Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. During the event, 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)
Foreign Affairs

Greenland and Denmark want to meet with Rubio

The Greenlandic government has announced this
epa11953194 A view of the Dannebrog and Hans Egede Statue in Nuuk, Greenland, 09 March 2025 (issued 10 March 2025). Greenlanders are holding elections for Greenland's parliament, Inatsisartut, on 11 March 2025. EPA/Mads Claus Rasmussen DENMARK OUT
epa11953194 A view of the Dannebrog and Hans Egede Statue in Nuuk, Greenland, 09 March 2025 (issued 10 March 2025). Greenlanders are holding elections for Greenland's parliament, Inatsisartut, on 11 March 2025. EPA/Mads Claus Rasmussen DENMARK OUT
the declaration

Europe responds to Trump: "Greenland is part of NATO."

"It belongs to its people, its borders are inviolable." According to the Economist, the US president is working on a political and military agreement.
Pope Leo XIV attends a lunch with the poor on the occasion of the Jubilee of Poor and the 9th World Day of the Poor, inside of the Paul VI Hall, Vatican City, 16 November 2025. ANSA/FABIO FRUSTACI
Pope Leo XIV attends a lunch with the poor on the occasion of the Jubilee of Poor and the 9th World Day of the Poor, inside of the Paul VI Hall, Vatican City, 16 November 2025. ANSA/FABIO FRUSTACI
VATICAN

Over 33 million faithful gathered for the Jubilee, the Holy Door closed. And now we're looking ahead to 2033.

The final act, with Mattarella also present. Mantovano: "Patent the method."
the capture

Maduro in chains: "I'm the president, they kidnapped me." His wife was also in court, with bruises on her face.

Sitting next to his lawyer Barry Pollack, the lawyer who represented Assange, used an interpreter to address the court.
Arrivo del C130 dell'Aeronautica militare, con a bordo la salma di Riccardo Minghetti, il ragazzo romano di 16 anni morto nell'incendio del bar Le Constellation a Crans-Montana la notte di Capodanno, accolto dai ministri degli Esteri Antonio Tajani, e dello Sport, Andrea Abodi, il capo dipartimento della protezione civile, Fabio Ciciliano, il prefetto Lamberto Giannini, e alcuni familiari di Riccardo Minghetti, Ciampino, 5 Gennaio 2026. ANSA/TELENEWS
Arrivo del C130 dell'Aeronautica militare, con a bordo la salma di Riccardo Minghetti, il ragazzo romano di 16 anni morto nell'incendio del bar Le Constellation a Crans-Montana la notte di Capodanno, accolto dai ministri degli Esteri Antonio Tajani, e dello Sport, Andrea Abodi, il capo dipartimento della protezione civile, Fabio Ciciliano, il prefetto Lamberto Giannini, e alcuni familiari di Riccardo Minghetti, Ciampino, 5 Gennaio 2026. ANSA/TELENEWS
the New Year's Eve tragedy

The Crans-Montana massacre: "No surveillance of the "Le Constellation" club since 2020."

The managers wanted to increase the capacity, according to investigations. Among the changes was the removal of a side exit from the covered terrace.
Agenti federali scortano Nicolás Maduro al tribunale di New York per la sua imputazione per narcoterrorismo, dopo essere stato catturato dagli Stati Uniti in Venezuela, 5 gennaio 2026. X FOXNEWS +++ ATTENZIONE LA FOTO NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA O RIPRODOTTA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA+++ NPK +++
Agenti federali scortano Nicolás Maduro al tribunale di New York per la sua imputazione per narcoterrorismo, dopo essere stato catturato dagli Stati Uniti in Venezuela, 5 gennaio 2026. X FOXNEWS +++ ATTENZIONE LA FOTO NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA O RIPRODOTTA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA+++ NPK +++
New York

Maduro appears in court with his feet shackled: "I am the Venezuelan president and I am innocent; I am a prisoner of war."

Officials charged former Venezuelan leader and his wife. He is being defended by Assange's lawyer.
Uno Sphynx (foto Ansa)
Uno Sphynx (foto Ansa)
animal welfare

Scottish Fold and Sphynx cat trade banned in the Netherlands from January 1st

The two breeds, among the most famous and flaunted on social media, are believed to be the result of extreme genetic selection
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.
Insularità
L'incidente prima della Sartiglia (frame da video)
L'incidente prima della Sartiglia (frame da video)

Horse dies before the Sartiglia. LAV: "Animals are exploited and stressed. Enough with these events."

The animal rights group points the finger at "screams, noise, firecrackers, and confusion."