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Members of the ‘Colectivos’ militia march in Caracas on January 4, 2026, demanding the release of President Nicolas Maduro after his capture in US strikes. — Reuters pic

‘Pay big price’: Trump warns Venezuela’s new leader of severe consequences if she resists

Rescue personnel secure a body bag containing the remains of Spanish football coach Fernando Martín Carreras, recovered from waters off Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, on January 4, 2026. — AFP pic/Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) handout

Rescue teams recover Spanish coach’s body near Flores Island as hunt for two missing children intensifies

Aerial view of uprooted trees at an Islamic boarding school after flash floods in Aceh Tamiang, northern Sumatra, Indonesia on December 10, 2025. — AFP pic

North Sumatra schools rise from the mud: Over 95pc ready to reopen despite flood scars

A supporter of Javier Milei displays a one hundred dollar bill placard with his image outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires on December 10, 2023. The president’s critics say the newly signed tax innocence Bill will turn the country into a money-laundering haven. — AFP pic

Argentina aims to boost its foreign currency reserves from US$251 billion in ‘mattress dollars’

China conducted a live-firing exercise involving its land, air, and sea military units around Taiwan in December 2025. — Reuters pic

Could China move in on Taiwan now after US strike on Venezuela? Analysts weigh in

A teddy bear and a shirt laid at a memorial set up near the ‘Le Constellation’ bar in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland on January 3, 2026 after the NYE fire that killed 40 people, a quarter of them teenagers. —- AFP pic

Ten out of 40 dead in Swiss New Year’s Eve bar fire were teens, youngest so far aged 14, Valais police say identification ongoing

NYPD cars taking part of the caravan for Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro arrive to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn (MDC Brooklyn) after the United States struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores overnight, in New York City, January 3, 2026. — Reuters pic

Trump says US oil firms to head into Venezuela

Protesters gather with placards outside the gates of Downing Street to attend a London Rally in Solidarity with Iran's Uprising, organised by The Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK, in central London on January 3, 2026, to protest against the Iranian regime's crackdown on protests. — AFP pic

Iranians protest in Tehran as clashes grip country's west, according to local media reports

The British Ministry of Defence said there was no indication the bombing north of the ancient site of Palmyra had posed any risk to civilians.— Picture via Facebook

UK says conducted joint strike with France on IS site near Palmyra

Even after the removal of curbs, however, airlines will need several days to restore normal operations. — Reuters pic

US lifts Caribbean airspace curbs after attack on Venezuela

South Korea President Lee Jae Myung (right) and his wife Kim Hea Kyung (left) board their plane to depart for China at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam on January 4, 2026. — AFP pic

S. Korean president heads to China, hoping to sidestep Taiwan tensions

A woman walks past umbrellas at a vegetable market in Naypyidaw on December 29, 2025, a day after the first phase of Myanmar's general election. — AFP pic

Myanmar to free 6,186 prisoners in Independence Day amnesty during election

The White House posted video on X of Maduro, handcuffed and in sandals, escorted by federal agents through a US Drug Enforcement Administration facility in New York. — US govt photo via social media

Maduro now in New York jail as Trump says US to ‘run’ Venezuela

Acting Venezuela  President Delcy Rodriguez (right) is seen with deposed president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores (left). — Reuters pic

Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders Delcy Rodriguez become interim president

Swiss Justice Minister Beat Jans (centre), Frederic Gisler, Commander of the Valais Cantonal Police, Eva Wildi-Cortes, director of FEDPOL (Federal Office of Police), Mathias Reynard, State Councillor and President of the Council of State of the Canton of Valais, Beatrice Pilloud, Attorney General of the Canton of Valais Nicolas Feraud, Mayor of Crans-Montana and Stephane Ganzer, State Councillor of the Canton of Valais gather at a makeshift memorial in tribute to the victims following a fire at ‘Le Constellation’ bar during New Year's Eve celebrations, killing 40 people and injuring 119, in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, on January 3, 2026. — AFP pool pic

Swiss investigate bar managers after deadly New Year's blaze

A photo shows candles at a memorial set up near the 'Le Constellation' bar following a fire at the establishment during New Year's Eve celebrations, killing 40 people and injuring 119, in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, on January 3, 2026. — AFP pic

Soundproofing foam in focus in probe of deadly Swiss bar fire