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A new Grammy category honours album covers and the artists that make them
The Grammy award for best album cover will be awarded this year for the first time in over 50 years. Photographers and organizers say it couldn’t have come soon enough. Source link
Cuba discloses names of 32 military officers killed in U.S. action in Venezuela
The names, ranks and ages of the 32 Cuban military personnel killed during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces were published Tuesday by the Cuban government, which announced two days of mourning. Source link
Israel clears final hurdle to start constructing controversial West Bank settlement project
Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in two, according to a government tender. Source link
IN PHOTOS | Tech highlights from CES 2026
Companies both large and small are giving the public a first look at their new products during CES 2026, the world’s largest consumer technology trade show, now underway in Las Vegas. Source link
Who controls Venezuela’s oil? It’s complicated
With the U.S. now claiming control of Venezuela, Donald Trump says oil companies will rush in to build up the infrastructure and earn huge profits. But Venezuela has a history of seizing American assets and kicking U.S. companies out, leaving the future of the oil industry uncertain. Source link
Trump's Greenland annexation threats overshadow Ukraine security conference
The capture and planned prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro under U.S. law rattled European leaders gathered in Paris on the eve of planned meetings over specific security guarantees for Ukraine. Source link
World leaders push back against U.S. in wake of Maduro's ouster
Leaders in Greenland, Mexico and Colombia are asserting their respective nations’ sovereignty and pushing back on pressure from Washington after it removed Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela over the weekend. Source link
Venezuelans wait anxiously as their country's future hangs in the balance, says resident
A strange lull has taken over the capital of Venezuela as people wait to find out what the future holds for their country, says Caracas resident Benigno Alarcón Deza. Source link
Uncertainty looms in Cuba after the capture of president of Venezuela, Cuba's closest ally
Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the U.S. weekend strike in Venezuela, Cuba’s closest ally, as residents of the island nation wonder what the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro means for their future. Source link
Rare prosecution of a police officer gets underway in connection to Uvalde, Texas, school shooting
A former school police officer in Uvalde, Texas, who was part of the slow law enforcement response to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history went on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children from the gunman. Source link