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Time for the world to rein in Trump

The dastardly attack on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolas Maduro and wife by the US military raises several questions as to why the entire world, including the UN and Security Council is silent and powerless to rein in President Donald Trump and his dictatorial attacks  on smaller countries. If international law has been violated by the abduction of the head of state and its  sovereignty, then how is it that  nothing is being done to put Trump under arrest by the International Criminal court of Justice ?  Are we going to experience another  one-man show of dictatorial madness being unleashed on other smaller countries like Cuba, Colombia and Greenland as well, which are now on the hit list of Trump? We have had enough of  destruction in Iraq , Kuwait and Afghanistan under earlier  US presidents. It is  therefore high time  for countries of the world to unite to save the world from  American hegemony and destruction by the actions of a single individual, who it appears  is drunk with power and has overstepped his brief as president.



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India-Bangladesh politics playing out on cricket field

GREGORY FERNANDES, Mumbai
Published Jan 6, 2026, 11:17 PM IST
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The uncertainty surrounding the T20 World Cup schedule has revealed how closely cricket in the subcontinent is entangled with politics and diplomacy. This time it is Bangladesh that is playing truant by insisting not to play in India and asking the venue be shifted to Sri Lanka instead.  The present crisis started when KKR owner Shahrukh Khan was forced to release Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from its squad in view of anti-India sentiment in…

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