Washington crossed a historic line by seizing Venezuela’s sitting president, ending decades of restraint despite years of sanctions and threats. The US framed the operation as a strike against narco-terrorism, but it was driven by wider aims, including oil, migration, domestic US politics and reasserting dominance in Latin America amid rivalry with China, Russia and Iran.

A 27-year-old Indian woman reported missing was found dead with stab wounds inside her ex-boyfriend’s apartment in Maryland, the police said.

It is the latest in a spate of violent attacks in Niger state, and comes a day after officials said schools could reopen following a mass abduction last year. 

​It is the latest in a spate of violent attacks in Niger state, and comes a day after officials said schools could reopen following a mass abduction last year.