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How demand for elite falcons in the Middle East is driving illegal trade of British birds
ByPhoebe Weston and Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism January 5, 2026

Exclusive: data reveals hundreds of UK nests have been raided in the past decade amid growing appetite to own prized birds for racing and breedingIn the echoing exhibition halls of Abu Dhabi’s International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition, hundreds o…

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Mixed messages from Trump administration on US ‘running’ Venezuela
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 5, 2026

Donald Trump claimed the US will ‘run’ Venezuela, his top diplomat Marco Rubio insisted the US would not be in charge.

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Venezuela’s acting president meets cabinet ministers
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 5, 2026

Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez met with the country’s cabinet of ministers after Maduro's abduction.

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Syria’s new currency removes al-Assad family images, seeks to boost economy
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 5, 2026

Authorities remove two zeros from the pound, hoping to simplify transactions and regain trust in the currency.

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The Yemeni crisis: More complexity and many repercussions
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 5, 2026

External interventions created political and administrative chaos that intensified internal divisions.

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Who is Cilia Flores, Venezuela’s ‘first combatant’?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 5, 2026

First Lady Cilia Flores was abducted with her husband, President Nicolas Maduro, on Saturday. Who is she?

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Venezuelan interim leader tones down criticism, ready to ‘work with the US’
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 5, 2026

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez calls for a 'balanced and respectful' relationship with Washington during transition.

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Trump spurns Kremlin’s Putin residence attack claim, Russia kills 2 in Kyiv
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 5, 2026

Russia’s Defence Ministry had published a video of a downed drone it said Ukraine had launched at Putin’s residence.

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Trump threatens Colombia’s president, says Cuba is “ready to fall”
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 5, 2026

Donald Trump has threatened Colombia’s president following the US’s abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

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Trump warns of potential second strike on Venezuela
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera January 5, 2026

Trump told reporters that the US is ready to carry out a second strike on Venezuela if its government doesn't cooperate.

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