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January 5, 2026 9:58 AM

Sensex, Nifty post mild losses amid latest geopolitical tensions

Indian benchmark indices traded flat with a mild negative bias on Monday, weighed down by losses in IT stocks and concerns over the latest US–Venezuela tensions. Even as Indian companies showed signs of improving quarterly earnings, market optimis...

January 5, 2026 9:40 AM

Cuba says 32 of its citizens killed in Maduro extraction

The Cuban government said on Sunday that 32 of its citizens were killed during the U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolas Maduro for prosecution in the United States. Havana said there would be two days of mourning on January 5 and 6 in...

January 5, 2026 9:34 AM

Trump bets on intimidation to force Venezuelan leaders into line

After removing President Nicolas Maduro from power, the Trump administration is gambling that it can intimidate the Venezuelan leader's inner circle into toeing the U.S. line with threats of further military action that could put them at risk of a si...

January 4, 2026 11:05 AM

UN Security Council to meet Monday over US action in Venezuela

The United Nations Security Council is due to meet on Monday after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro, a move that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres views as setting "a dangerous precede...

January 3, 2026 4:28 PM

Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro deposed, captured after US strikes

The U.S. struck Venezuela overnight and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump said early on Saturday after months of pressuring him over accusations of drug-running and illegitimacy in power. Washington has not m...

Last updated on: 16th June 2026

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