Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado, who has been in hiding for months, has told the BBC that she knows "exactly the risks" she's taking by travelling to Norway to collect her Nobel Peace Prize. Machado appeared in Oslo in the middle of the night, waving from the balcony of a hotel. It was the first time she has been seen in public since January. The 58-year-old made the covert journey despite a travel ban and a threat from the Venezuelan government that she would be labelled as a fugitive. read more
Stephen Collinson: President Donald Trump certainly made himself feel better. Whether he did the same for gloomy voters haunted by high prices is more doubtful. read more
President Donald Trump has launched a scheme offering fast-tracked US visas to wealthy foreigners who can pay at least $1m. The card will give buyers a "direct path to Citizenship for all qualified and vetted people. SO EXCITING! Our Great American ompanies can finally keep their invaluable Talent," Trump said on social media on Wednesday. The Trump Gold Card, which was first announced earlier this year, is a US visa awarded to those who can demonstrate they will provide a "substantial benefit" to the country, according to the scheme's official website.
The National Weather Service is working to hire back hundreds of positions laid off or otherwise cut by the Trump administration ... read more
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font instead of Calibri, reversing a change made under the Biden administration. Rubio's predecessor Antony Blinken had adopted Calibri in 2023, saying it was more accessible for people with visual disabilities. But Rubio said this was a "wasteful" diversity move and that Times New Roman was "more formal and professional". The new changes go into effect on 10 December, and apply to both external and internal documents. read more
Did Trump know what he was supposed to be doing there?
I think his staff just set it up to be a campaign rally. It's they only way they can keep him awake in public.