In a significant development, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado may be meeting with US President Donald Trump next week. According to foreign media, the meeting is likely to take place in Washington DC. During an interview with American TV, Trump was asked if he planned to meet with Maria Corina after US airstrikes on Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro. In an interview with The New York Times, Trump expressed his intention to run Venezuela for over a year and maintain control over the country’s oil.
Responding to the question, Trump said that Maria Corina is expected to arrive in the US next week and that he is looking forward to meeting her. This comes after Trump’s earlier statement that he has the authority to order military strikes or interventions in any country around the world. Trump also stated that he is keeping a close eye on the situation in Iran, and if Iran continues to kill its people, the US will intervene.
In a separate development, the Iranian ambassador to the US has accused the US of being in an extremely provocative and irrational phase, and asserted that the Iranian people will thwart any plot against them. In other news, former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has emerged as the leader of the opposition in the country ahead of the expected elections on February 12.
The Pope has expressed concern that countries are now adopting a policy of power over diplomacy, and that this trend is a cause for concern. In the UK, there has been a significant decline in visa applications from skilled workers and healthcare professionals in 2025.
Scientists have discovered a hidden underwater world beneath the Arctic Ocean, which is changing our understanding of marine life and carbon movement on Earth.
