The United States government issued an urgent security alert on January 12, 2026, instructing American citizens in Iran to leave the country immediately as anti-government protests entered their third week with escalating violence and a nationwide internet blackout.

The order follows turbulence in the country's political landscape, including the capture of Maduro by U.S. forces last week.

A US State Department team traveled to Venezuela on Friday for the first time since the ouster of Nicolas Maduro, according to a US official.

The president of Venezuela was taken by American forces and transported to the U.S. Saturday to face federal drug charges.

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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department said the policy will save families an average of $12,000 per child annually, and that the state aims to expand care supply and raise provider pay to meet demand.

The U.S. State Department's top aid official on Thursday said Cuba's authorities must not interfere with a shipment of humanitarian aid to its people and suggested President Donald Trump could take action if Cuba does not comply.

A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st U.S. state as President Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory.