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Trump pledged to use proceeds from the sale of this oil "to benefit the people" of both countries.
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Greenland, a vast and sparsely populated self-governing Danish territory, has been thrust into the geopolitical spotlight once again.
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Seven U.S. service members were injured during a U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, a Pentagon official said on Wednesday.
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European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory Wednesday as regional market jitters grow over U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland.
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As Iran is gripped by new protests, many people there are focused on the U.S. raid in Venezuela and wonder whether the same could occur in Tehran
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Bowel cancer in people under the age of 50 is increasing worldwide and scientists are striving to find out why.
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Jacob Bethell's majestic maiden century gives England a lead of 119 after day four but Australia look on course to win the fifth Ashes Test.
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In his BBC Sport column, ex-Premier League boss Tony Pulis explains why Manchester United's interim manager Darren Fletcher would be the perfect choice to take the job on a longer-term basis.
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Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China's coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a "bait and switch."
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Under-pressure George Skivington says he is enduring the hardest spell of his decade-long coaching career after Gloucester's miserable form continued with defeat away to Newcastle Red Bulls on Friday.
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If Trump gives in to his desire to acquire Greenland, markets could react badly to the symbolic — and possible concrete — fracturing of the NATO partnership.
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Britain's Francesca Jones says she had "no idea what just happened" after battling injury to reach the Auckland Classic quarter-finals.
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Jacob Bethell smashes Beau Webster for four over deep mid-wicket to reach his first ever Test century, leaving England on 210-3 with a lead of 27 on day four of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.
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A golden phone that President Donald Trump's family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a glut of new gadgets at CES in Las Vegas this week.
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Most analysts think the world currently makes more oil than it needs — and the kind of oil abundant in Venezuela is a particularly hard-to-refine type of crude. So would U.S. companies even want it?
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This week has seen two case studies in how Europe is trying to bind the US into its future, writes the BBC's political editor.
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The sizable death toll adds meaning to President Donald Trump's public remarks that the operation he approved was "effective" but "very violent."
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President Trump says that Venezuela will turn over tens of millions of barrels of oil to the United States. NBC News' Peter Alexander explains what this means for the U.S. and the relationship with Interim President Delcy Rodríguez.
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The double agent compromised more than 100 operations and betrayed more than 30 agents spying for the West.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration's demands to Venezuela's new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.
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US officials say that American forces plan to seize the Russian-flagged ship accused of breaking sanctions.
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President Trump has publicly dismissed the Nobel winner Machado saying she doesn't have local support and respect.
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Protesters in Iran defied authorities Tuesday, hitting the streets in the capital, Tehran, and smaller cities to chant anti-government slogans amid an ongoing violent crackdown that one human rights group says has left at least 36 dead
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After deposed President Nicolás Maduro was detained by the U.S., attention shifted to the other influential figures in Venezuela who may shape the country's future. NBC News' George Solis breaks down the main members of Maduro's administration and the opposition.
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Also, Europe discusses postwar plans for Ukraine. Here's the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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Cea Weaver, a tenant advocate named to a high-profile role in Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration, is facing criticism for past comments calling homeownership "a weapon of white supremacy."
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Britain and France firmed up a postwar troop commitment in Ukraine, though Russia has said it will reject any deal that allows NATO-country forces in Ukraine.
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The move against the medical aid group enforces policies limiting criticism of Israel's conduct in the war and requiring personal details about Gazan employees.
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President Donald Trump is considering "a range of options" in order to acquire Greenland, including "utilizing the U.S. Military," the White House said.
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The government's cautious response has been pounced on by its critics, writes the BBC's political editor.
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Timesha Beauchamp, 20, was found alive at a funeral home after she had been pronounced dead during a medical episode in Southfield, Mich. She died weeks later.
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If Trump gives in to his desire to acquire Greenland, markets could react badly to the symbolic — and possible concrete — fracturing of the NATO partnership.
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As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.'s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation's deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.
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The "J6ers," as they refer to themselves, praised President Trump but called for more action from his administration, including financial restitution and prison reform.
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President Donald Trump warned Republican members of Congress on Tuesday that if they don't win in this year's midterms, then he will "get impeached."
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Danish officials warned Tuesday that Greenland's economy faces a series of obstacles in 2026 and beyond.
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Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat serving on the House Armed Services Committee, says Trump administration officials offered "vague talk" in briefing about the long-term strategy for Venezuela.
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"Performing there has become charged and political," the 18-time Grammy winner said.
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But taking Venezuela's oil while leaving the regime in place weren't among them.
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After a volatile 2025 marked by persistent geopolitical shocks, the early days of the new year suggest continuity rather than relief.
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The U.S. military tried to intercept the Bella 1 last week in the Caribbean Sea as it headed to Venezuela to pick up oil.
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A large tropical island off China's southern coast will gain independent customs status on Dec. 18 - a move Chinese leaders hope will jump-start development in Hainan and pioneer new levels of openness for the rest of the country, despite the rise of protectionism.
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Four years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan (15 August), UN Women Afghanistan Special Representative Susan Ferguson delivers press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York
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