In recent days, the president has threatened Venezuela's next leaders, slammed Colombia, warned Iran and called for acquiring Greenland while mocking its ability to defend itself.

Photos of the ‘war room’ at Mar-a-Lago show where Trump followed the extraordinary mission to capture Maduro on Saturday morning.

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President Trump has offered a variety of reasons for his intense, pugilistic ambitions in Venezuela, Greenland and other hemispheric players. But one tie binds them all: They hold many of the critical minerals essential to AI and defense technology — and therefore future global dominance.

After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says several key issues remain unresolved in negotiations with the United States over a framework to end Russia’s war.

He says the Total War games will always diverge from the "real" path of history, because the games allow players to make decisions that alter the course of events. Total War's game director Pawel Wojs agrees and says allowing players to answer their own "what if" questions is a big part of the appeal.

Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces. The UAE later said it would withdraw its forces from Yemen.

Anti-war protests are planned in over 100 cities after a U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.