Day: November 24, 2025
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Trump administration labels Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization and could impose fresh sanctions on country
Trump has been escalating pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and has now labelled him and government allies as members of a foreign terrorist organization.
That designation is another step towards criminalizing Maduro – analysts say it could pressure Maduro into stepping down with the threat of military force.
The US and Ukraine say they have made progress in talks on ending the war with Russia, with Marco Rubio announcing amendments to a “refined” draft agreement.
However Donald Trump has lashed out at Ukraine’s leadership, saying Kyiv has shown “zero gratitude”.
His administration has also designated Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, as a member of a foreign terrorist organisation, which could allow for the hit of new sanctions. Reports also emerged on the weekend that the US military could be set to move into a new phase of operations in the Caribbean this week. More on this soon.
The resignation of Maga loyalist turned rebel Marjorie Taylor Greene is a warning sign to Trump, analysts say. The Georgian congresswoman had once been one of Trump’s most vocal allies but she announced an exit on Friday, following a public spat over the Epstein files, saying she refused to be a “battered wife”.
And Trump’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) – famously run by Elon Musk for a few months – has disbanded with eight months left on its mandate, ending a highly-publicised initiative that had been a symbol of Trump’s pledge to slash the government’s size but which critics say delivered few measurable savings.
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- My husband and I took our 15 and 17-year-old kids to New York City for the first time in a decade.
- Everything on my kids’ to-do lists was super touristy, but they loved every moment.
- Being total tourists was a great way to experience the city with our teens, and we’d do it again.
It’d been a decade since my kids visited New York, but given their love of theater and big cities, it wasn’t surprising when they recently started asking my husband and me to take them. My family relocated to Florida from Maryland about nine years ago, so trips to NYC aren’t as easy as they were when we lived up north. Still, we began researching flights and hotels, and planning a long weekend with our now 15- and 17-year-old kids in the Big Apple.
On our three-night visit to NYC, we acted like tourists, indulging in shows, carriage rides, and bus tours. Embracing our inner tourists turned out to be the perfect way to see New York with our teens for several reasons.
