Carlos Ron of the Tricontinental Institute and former Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister joins the show to challenge U.S. claims of “regime change” after Washington’s illegal attack and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, explaining that the government remains in power, the armed forces are intact, and mass mobilizations are demanding Maduro’s return and an end to U.S. aggression. Ron will discuss the latest escalation, from the U.S. seizure of a Russian-linked oil tanker to Trump’s claim that Venezuela has handed over up to 50 million barrels of oil, and the continuity of the Bolivarian Revolution in the face of intensifying U.S. pressure and disinformation.

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Town Hall episode, filmed live, we ask: Are our cities ready for the future? As urban populations grow, should cities be reinvented entirely? Or reimagined with equity and sustainability at their centre?

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Russian oil tanker seized by the US Plus: Trump says he’ll use force to take Greenland, and what does the future look like for Venezuela?

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The world reacts to Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, with the UK government refusing to call it a breach of international law. Plus: Jeremy Corbyn gives the mainstream media a lesson in diplomacy, and a new poll has Labour dropping below the Tories.

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the US bombing of Venezuela and the capture and kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro, hosted by Rania Khalek, Eugene Puryear and Zoe Alexandra, joined by special guests Vijay Prashad, José Luis Granados Ceja, Andreína Chávez Alava, and Manolo De Los Santos. Trump’s “large-scale attack” on Caracas overnight Saturday targeted multiple sites in the capital city and followed months of administration officials openly stating their goal: US control of Venezuela’s vast oil and natural resources reserves. This even as Maduro and his wife are expected to face trumped-up drug charges in New York.

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Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani joined each other on 17th December for a special end-of-year Downstream, wrapping up the year in politics.

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Libya’s army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and four other Libyan officials have been killed in an air crash near the Turkish capital, Ankara, Libya’s prime minister has said.

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Today, people in 100+ cities took the streets to demand NO WAR ON VENEZUELA, following the Trump administration’s bombing of the country, kidnapping of its president, and its announcement that it would “run” Venezuela and “sell” its oil. Across the U.S., people have made clear that we will not accept another endless war built on lies. Instead, we are building a powerful anti-war movement. This is only the beginning.

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Journalist Peter Oborne sat down with Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac, who leads the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, to discuss topics such as the hardships Israel's actions have caused for Palestinian Christians, the genocide in Gaza and the influence of Christian Zionists in the United States.

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Nadeen Ayoub made history as the first Miss Palestine to ever compete at the Miss Universe pageant, but her presence on the global stage quickly subjected her to targeted attacks.

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