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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Venezuela's Maduro to US: 'No crazy war, please!'

His comment came after US President Donald Trump said he had authorised covert action against the South American nation, amid an escalating US military campaign against alleged drug traffickers in...

US B-52 bomber flew over the Middle East on January 27, 2021 in a show of force by President Joe Biden's new administration as it girds for a challenging relationship with Iran, the Pentagon said.( AFP)

US flies two B-52 bombers over Iran as Washington-Tehran tensions rise

FILE PHOTO: The flags of China, U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party are displayed in a flag stall at the Yiwu Wholesale Market in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China, May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

In China, fears of financial Iron Curtain as US tensions rise