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World News Snapshot #3 (2026) 1) Trump Claims Venezuela Will Yield Oil Millions Following a high-stakes weekend military operation to seize Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump announced that interim Venezuelan authorities will transfer up to 50 million barrels of crude oil to the United States. While the White House frames the capture as a “narcoterrorism” victory, interim President Delcy Rodríguez has been issued a series of pro-US demands to ensure regional stability. WHY IS THIS HOT? This marks a historic transition from economic sanctions to direct military regime change by the US in South America. The move has sent shockwaves through global energy markets and sparked a fierce international debate over the legality of the operation and the future of Venezuelan sovereignty. 2) Trump Considers Military Action to Acquire Greenland White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the administration is weighing a “range of options” to acquire Greenland, explicitly stating that utilizing the US military is “always an option” for national security. Denmark, Finland, and other European allies have issued a joint statement rejecting the claim, asserting that the autonomous territory’s status is not open for negotiation. WHY IS THIS HOT? The suggestion of using military force against the territory of a NATO ally has created an unprecedented rift within the Western alliance. It signals a radical “Arctic-first” security doctrine that prioritizes strategic geography over traditional diplomatic norms, raising fears of a confrontation in the High North. 3) UK, France Propose Military Deployment to Ukraine Leaders from the UK, France, and Ukraine have signed a landmark declaration in Paris to deploy a multinational force to monitor a prospective ceasefire mechanism under US leadership. The commitment asserts “legally and politically binding” security guarantees for Kyiv, aiming to solidify a lasting peace as the conflict enters a new supervised phase. WHY IS THIS HOT? This is the first time major European powers have formally committed to a direct “boots-on-the-ground” presence for a monitoring mission in Ukraine. The move significantly raises the stakes for any future violations of the ceasefire and represents a new, more muscular European role in the region’s security architecture.