Saudi unemployment rate hits highest in a year
The figures could be a sign that spending cuts by the government and Public Investment Fund companies are hitting the job market.
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Tensions rise between Saudis and Emiratis over Yemen
Saudi forces bombed Yemen’s Mukalla port on Dec. 30, targeting what it said were weapons and combat vehicles sent from the UAE to STC forces.
"Venezuela Is Not Going to Be a U.S. Colony": Report from Caracas on U.S. Attack & Maduro Abduction
U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a Saturday night raid. About 80 people were reportedly killed, including 32 Cubans. Democracy Now! speaks with Andreína Chávez, a Venezuelan reporter based in Caracas, who calls the strikes an “imperialist attack.” Trump also said the U.S. would take the oil from Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven reserves.
Venezuela's Maduro to appear in NYC court
The deposed Venezuelan leader is due in court on drugs and weapons charges.
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Mehdi on Donald Trump's 2026 battle plans, how Nicolás Maduro's dancing may have cost him his freedom, and an Epstein Files deadline that just came... and went.
Questions loom over Venezuela's leadership
US leaders have differed on the extent of Washington’s involvement, and elections do not appear to be immediately forthcoming.
Chevron, Exxon shares surge after Maduro capture
Venezuela controls the world’s biggest known oil reserves.
Trump repeats threat to annex Greenland
Denmark’s prime minister demanded Trump “stop the threats” against the autonomous Danish territory.
Six questions for Washington in 2026
Here’s what Semafor reporters will be watching for in the Trump presidency’s second year.
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