The Venezuela strike is just the beginning of a larger campaign to root out foreign influence in South America.

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HONG KONG — With the surprise capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump declared U.S. authority over the entire Western Hemisphere — and warned China that it’s not welcome in America’s backyard. Trump administration ...

President Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro sparked widespread discussion on Chinese social media, with many users saying the operation offered a template for how Beijing could handle tensions with Taiwan. Trump’s strike ...

(Bloomberg) -- Wealthy, democratic and strategically located off the Chinese coast, Taiwan has long been the most volatile issue between the US and China. The US has helped arm Taiwan and, under President Joe Biden, made clear it would defend the self ...

US National Defense Strategy says Chinese threat is not a priority as Washington pivots to the Western Hemisphere.

The labels were theatrical, but the point was straightforward: build forces for the war the Soviets were actually planning to fight. President Donald Trump’s recently released 2025 National Security Strategy tries to stand in that lineage when it comes ...

Welcome to Monday, January 12, 2026. Trump considers talks with Iran as unrest surges, the Pentagon presses industry leaders for faster defense production, and the Abraham Lincoln conducts live-fire drills in disputed waters. Hamas signals a retreat from ...

This explicit recognition of military operations against the United States underlines Xi’s first lesson for Trump. This is an aggressive and very public posturing from the Chinese. And while the Chinese are playing up a recent and admittedly large U.S ...