Maduro’s Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president on 05 January. While Maduro has been removed, the regime remains intact for now. The U.S. believes they have a compliant leader in Rodríguez, who will act in a provisional capacity while the U.S. manages the transition to democracy, for which a timeline has not been proposed.
During early morning hours on 03 January 2026, the U.S. military conducted strikes on strategic military targets in and around Caracas and captured President Nicholas Maduro and his wife. According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Maduro is set to stand trial on criminal changes in the U.S., and that the U.S. strikes in and around Caracas were to "protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant."
During afternoon hours local time on 14 December 2025, a father and son, 50-year-old Sajid Akram and 24-year-old Naveed Akram, carried out a mass shooting of a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach, just outside Sydney. At least 16 people were killed and 40 more injured by the suspects who used legally owned firearms, including a bolt action rifle and pump shotgun. The father was shot and killed by police while the son was tackled and disarmed by a civilian.
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Tensions between India and Pakistan are again rising following successive terrorist attacks in New Delhi and Islamabad, respectively. On 10 November, a vehicle exploded outside Delhi's historic Red Fort, killing at least ten people and wounding dozens more. Hours before the blast, police in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana conducted multiple coordinated raids, arresting at least seven individuals in a major counter-terror operation disrupting a "white-collar" cell of doctors and academics.
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Hurricane Melissa, currently a Category 2 storm passing over eastern Cuba toward the Bahamas, made landfall as a Category 5 storm during late morning hours yesterday in western Jamaica. It had sustained winds of 185mph, making it one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall in the Caribbean. It wreaked havoc from Black River up to Montego Bay, destroying buildings, knocking out power, and causing significant flooding.
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On 09 September at approximately 1600 local time, Israeli warplanes struck at least one target in Doha, Qatar, with explosions reported in the Katara neighborhood. According to Israeli officials, the targets were Hamas’ headquarters in Doha and its senior leaders who were reportedly convening to discuss a Gaza ceasefire deal. At this time, there are conflicting reports surrounding the identities of the intended targets and their current status. Israel says the strike on Hamas leadership in Doha was coordinated in advance with the US. The assassination attempt in the Qatari capital comes amid a renewed U.S. effort to reach a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Global Guardian assesses that the incident is "closed" with a low likelihood of Israeli follow-on strikes in Qatar or Iranian direct retaliation on Israel in the immediate term.
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