US operations to capture Nicolás Maduro and seize a Russian tanker were a reminder of the enduring power of helicopters

Scores arrested as authorities step up warnings to protesters

Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows

The Arctic island’s 34-year-old prime minister is at the centre of one of the world’s most meaningful geopolitical struggles

Cautious spending in ‘golden quarter’ exposes divide between the UK’s stronger retailers and those that have failed to adapt

Long seen as defunct, the Monroe Doctrine is being invoked once again as a blueprint for assertive US foreign policy. Historian Greg Grandin charts the rise, fall and rebirth of an ambiguous creed

Pearl-clutching about the Venezuela operation ignores the history of US military strategy

Coral beaches, Andean peaks and the world’s tallest waterfall give the country huge potential as a tourist destination

Consultancy costs have ballooned in recent years due to Brexit and the pandemic

Nicolás Maduro’s removal has opened the door to a huge and complex debt workout

As protests against the Islamic regime intensify, the son of the overthrown Shah seeks to rally support from abroad

Chief executive Darren Woods pushes back against president’s call to rush back into troubled country

Action against Venezuela and sabre-rattling towards Greenland point to risks in US president’s approach to the Fed

Bolívar has fallen nearly 20% on black market, after US capture of President Maduro

Maduro’s capture leaves Putin’s costly plans to build an anti-US bulwark in Latin America in tatters