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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juan Luis Manfredi, Prince of Asturias Distinguished Professor @Georgetown, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha On the back of every dollar bill, the phrase Novus Ordo Seclorum (“New order of the ages”) hints at the principle guiding the US’ new security strategy. The attack on Venezuela and the capture ... <a title="Trump’s new world order is taking shape in Venezuela. Five keys to understanding the US military attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/trumps-new-world-order-is-taking-shape-in-venezuela-five-keys-to-understanding-the-us-military-attacks-272673/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s new world order is taking shape in Venezuela. Five keys to understanding the US military attacks">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan McPherson, Professor of History, Temple University A motorcycle rides past graffiti depicting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images In the dead of night during the holidays, the United States launched an operation inside a Latin American country, ... <a title="A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/a-predawn-op-in-latin-america-the-us-has-been-here-before-but-the-seizure-of-venezuelas-maduro-is-still-unprecedented-272664/" aria-label="Read more about A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology Explosions were seen across Caracas after the U.S. launched large-scale attacks on Venezuela and captured its leader and his wife. AFP via Getty Images Americans woke up on Jan. 3, 2025, to blaring headlines: “US CAPTURES ... <a title="I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/i-wrote-a-book-on-the-politics-of-war-powers-and-trumps-attack-on-venezuela-reflects-congress-surrendering-its-decision-making-powers-272668/" aria-label="Read more about I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has been apprehended and flown to the US where the US attorney-general has announced he will face charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. The US military’s operation to snatch Maduro was carried out ... <a title="US snatches Maduro in raid on Caracas: what we know so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/us-snatches-maduro-in-raid-on-caracas-what-we-know-so-far-272660/" aria-label="Read more about US snatches Maduro in raid on Caracas: what we know so far">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica C. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale University Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way? Patrick Fahey Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 ... <a title="Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/oldest-known-cremation-in-africa-poses-9-500-year-old-mystery-about-stone-age-hunter-gatherers-268074/" aria-label="Read more about Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Lamb, Associate Professor in Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote geological past, perhaps ... <a title="Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/ancient-african-bedrock-reveals-the-violent-beginnings-of-life-on-our-blue-planet-268365/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Every summer in Australia, millions of people head to the beach, and every year, thousands are rescued by lifeguards or Surf Life Savers and even surfers or other bystanders. Tragically, many ... <a title="Australia’s red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/australias-red-and-yellow-beach-flags-can-be-dangerously-confusing-is-it-time-to-change-them-266772/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Bellamy, Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland By any measure, 2025 was not a good year for world peace. Worse, it was just the latest of a decade-long decline of ... <a title="Is world peace even possible? I study war and peace and here’s where I’d start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/is-world-peace-even-possible-i-study-war-and-peace-and-heres-where-id-start-270783/" aria-label="Read more about Is world peace even possible? I study war and peace and here’s where I’d start">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation In democratic systems, the courts are a vital check on a leader’s power. They have the ability to overturn laws and, in Donald Trump’s case, the executive orders he has relied on to achieve his goals. Since taking office, Trump ... <a title="Donald Trump loathes the courts. He’s following the autocrat playbook to sideline them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/donald-trump-loathes-the-courts-hes-following-the-autocrat-playbook-to-sideline-them-272270/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump loathes the courts. He’s following the autocrat playbook to sideline them">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor Emerita, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University SolStock/Getty You’ve been hanging out for a break, getting through the busy last weeks of work or class. You’re finally ready to relax. And then tiredness descends, you feel the tickle in your ... <a title="Why do I seem to get sick as soon as I take time off?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/why-do-i-seem-to-get-sick-as-soon-as-i-take-time-off-270673/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I seem to get sick as soon as I take time off?">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Tom Rumble/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-ND January is consistently Australia’s busiest month for moving house – around 14-18% of the yearly total, far higher than any other month. When people choose a new ... <a title="Moving house? 3 surprising ways your new neighbourhood can affect health and happiness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/moving-house-3-surprising-ways-your-new-neighbourhood-can-affect-health-and-happiness-266997/" aria-label="Read more about Moving house? 3 surprising ways your new neighbourhood can affect health and happiness">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Hartigan, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney James Wheeler/Pexels When the topic of central banks and the outlook for interest rates comes up, economists often turn to the so-called “star” variables to help with their predictions. What do we mean by star variables? Why they ... <a title="Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/why-central-bankers-look-to-the-stars-when-setting-interest-rates-270052/" aria-label="Read more about Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates">Read more</a>
