Americas

The decision to lower the age of gun ownership comes amid shifting attitudes to gun ownership and the need for self-protection.

Maduro took office on Jan. 10 for a third term despite a disputed election that critics, including the United States, say was not done with integrity.

Hundreds took to the streets of the Venezuelan capital to demand that opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia be installed instead.

Trump could unilaterally rename the body of water, but other countries might not recognize the new name.

Trump has proposed changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America.’

Trump didn’t rule out military force or economic coercion to get his way, as he pitched a U.S. takeover of Greenland and the Panama Canal on Jan. 8.

Edmundo González said his son-in-law was taken while he dropped his children off at school.

The proposal adds to a growing list of changes the president-elect has proposed for the world map.

Trump said that he ‘cannot assure’ that military or economic coercion would not be used to take control of these two strategic locations.

Edmundo Gonzalez, who says he is the rightful leader of the country, also met with Trump’s proposed national security adviser, Mike Waltz.

The United States has maintained a military presence in Honduras since the 1980s.

Edmundo González fled the country last year after disputing the results of the presidential election.

The Caribbean nation of 1.5 million people suffered a record 623 homicides in 2024, with 263 of them attributed to gang-related tensions.

Thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain for the New Year’s Eve ball to drop in New York City to celebrate the start of 2025.