Venezuela
- Explainer
- Trump diplomacy
Unfinished business: Why Trump is squeezing Cuba
Without oil from Venezuela, the island nation is in crisis. Now Trump says he will ‘take’ it. How did Cuba get here, and what’s next?
- Angus Holland
Latest
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Iran has a plan to see off Trump. It’s not that complicated
The Islamic Republic is aiming to drive up the cost of the war for the US president – American casualties, energy costs, inflation – to persuade him to declare victory and go home.
- Steven Erlanger
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s attacks are not about Iran. He’s after a much bigger fish
Behind the turbulence that characterises US President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran lies a shrewd geopolitical strategy.
- Clinton Fernandes
‘It ran and we followed’: US forces chase down oil tanker near Australian islands
The military boarded the sanctioned Venezuela-linked vessel in the Indian Ocean after “hunting” it for some 15,000 kilometres from the Caribbean, the Pentagon said.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump is pushing China and Europe together to create a new world order
It takes a lot to throw these two foes together, but the US president may have pulled it off over the 10 days that shook the world, culminating in the Greenland disgrace.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
What’s in the ‘massive armada’ Trump has heading towards Iran?
The US president says a strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln is approaching Iran with “enthusiasm and purpose”. What does it entail?
- Opinion
- Oil
Trump’s devious deal hits China’s wallet – and its influence
The US has taken control of the oil dollars coming out of Venezuela and it’s keeping them away from the rest of the world with a cunning strategy.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Relentless campaign of criticism was bound to take a toll on PM
The idea that one man can, without co-operation and civil support from all others involved, solve the thorny issues of religious hatred and gun control, is ludicrous.
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
Of all the jaw-dropping spectacles at the White House, this was one of the most bizarre
Donald Trump grinned broadly as he posed with María Corina Machado on Thursday. Shortly after, she left. Her medal stayed. It was a window into the president’s psyche.
- David E. Sanger
Trump 2.0 is all about power. His biggest move may be just days away
Under Trump 2.0, the so-called norms of the rules-based order are being tossed aside in favour of raw power and brute strength. But it won’t necessarily pay off.
- Michael Koziol