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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
USA-VENEZUELA/POLITICS
'We are going to run the country.' Trump bets on regime change in Venezuela.
PALM BEACH, Florida/WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Venezuela, arrest its president and temporarily run the country marks a striking departure for a politician who long criticized others for overreaching on foreign affairs and vowed to avoid foreign entanglements.
YEMEN-SECURITY/
Yemen's southern separatists welcome Saudi call for dialogue amid Saudi-UAE rift
DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Yemen's southern separatists welcomed on Saturday a call for dialogue by Saudi Arabia to end a recent military escalation, a potential sign of an easing in an unusually public confrontation between the kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
U.S.
USA-VENEZUELA/MADURO-MILITARY-OPERATION
Mock house, CIA source and Special Forces: The US operation to capture Maduro
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - At 4:21 on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social platform: the United States had carried out a daring mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
USA-FIRE/DENVER
Fire engulfs Denver apartment building under construction, causing power outages
Jan 2 (Reuters) - A large fire broke out in an apartment complex under construction in southeast Denver near the Glendale area on Friday evening, causing significant power outages in the community, according to Glendale's police department.
BUSINESS
USA-VENEZUELA/AIRLINES
US airlines cancel flights after Caribbean airspace closure
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines on Saturday canceled hundreds of flights following a military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
USA-VENEZUELA/TRUMP-OIL
Trump says US oil companies will spend the billions needed to restore Venezuela's crude output
PALM BEACH, Florida Jan 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said that American oil companies were prepared to tackle the difficult task of entering Venezuela and investing to restore production in the South American country, an announcement that came just hours after Nicolás Maduro was captured and removed by U.S. forces.
SPORTS
SOCCER-ENGLAND-BOU-ARS/REPORT
Rice double at Bournemouth puts Arsenal six points clear
BOURNEMOUTH, England, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Declan Rice scored twice as Arsenal shrugged off a poor start to beat Bournemouth 3-2 away and open up a commanding six-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.
MOTOR-RALLY/DAKAR
Ekstrom wins Dakar prologue in Ford one-two
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Sweden's Mattias Ekstrom made a quick start to the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Saturday by leading a Ford one-two, the manufacturer's first, in the 22km prologue to the main event.
UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
CHINA-SOUTHKOREA/ (PIX) $(TV)$
South Korea's President Lee visits China
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrives in the Chinese capital for a visit from January 4 to 7.
4 Jan
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