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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened that Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez could "pay a very high price, perhaps even higher" than President Nicolas Maduro if she continues to refuse to cooperate with the United States.

"If she doesn't do the right thing, she'll pay a very high price, perhaps even higher than Maduro," Trump said in a telephone interview with The Atlantic. Maduro was evacuated from the country by US forces on Saturday and is now in custody in New York, where he will stand trial on narco-terrorism charges.

The American leader made it clear that he would not tolerate what he called D. Rodriguez's defiant refusal to cooperate with the United States, the magazine reported.

In the interview, D. Trump also emphasized that the United States “absolutely” needs Greenland, confirming that Venezuela may not be the last country to be subjected to American interference.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in another media interview on Sunday morning that Trump will keep all options open for "governing" Venezuela, will assess the ability of the country's interim leadership to "make the right decisions," and does not rule out a future US military presence in the country.

“We expect greater compliance and cooperation than we have seen in the past,” M. Rubio said of D. Rodriguez on CBS. –0–

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OSLO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday that the United States has no right to annex Greenland, calling on Washington to stop threatening its close ally and the people of Greenland.

“I must say this very clearly to the United States,” M. Frederiksen said in her statement, emphasizing that the United States has no right to annex any of the three parts of the Danish Kingdom – Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

The politician emphasized that the Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland, is part of NATO and therefore falls under the alliance's security guarantees. She added that the defense agreement between Denmark and the United States already grants Washington broad access to Greenland.

The Prime Minister called on Washington to stop making threats against a "historically close ally" and against "another country and another people," who, she noted, had made it clear they were not for sale.

Frederiksen's statement came after US President Donald Trump said in a telephone interview with The Atlantic on Sunday that the United States "absolutely" wants Greenland.

Since taking office in January 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in gaining control of Greenland, saying he would not rule out using "military or economic coercion" to achieve this goal. –0–

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CARACAS, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — The National Bolivarian Armed Forces on Sunday strongly condemned the "cowardly kidnapping" of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the United States.

In a statement read on national radio and television, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez also condemned the “cold-blooded” killing by the US military of a significant part of N. Maduro’s security detail – soldiers and innocent civilians.

The Venezuelan Armed Forces expressed their full support for the state of emergency declared by the government following the US strikes on several targets in the country.

The minister said the armed forces had activated the "Full Combat Readiness Plan throughout the country with full coordination of civilian, military and police personnel."

The plan aims to "integrate elements of national power into the mission of countering imperial aggression, forming a unified fighting force to ensure the freedom, independence and sovereignty of the nation," the military said.

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Chongqing, January 5 (Xinhua) — China's first cave training program for astronauts successfully concluded recently in the southwestern city of Chongqing. Twenty-eight astronauts participated in the nearly month-long training.

The China Astronaut Research and Training Center initiated and organized the program, which included over 10 disciplines, including environmental monitoring, cave mapping, space-earth communication simulation, and team building. -0-

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Washington, January 4 (Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump emphasized on Sunday that the United States needs Greenland "for defense," arguing that Venezuela may not be the last country to suffer American interference, The Atlantic reported.

"We definitely need Greenland," Trump said in a telephone interview with an American magazine. "We need it for defense." The Arctic island is part of Denmark.

According to D. Trump, other countries must decide what a large-scale US attack on Venezuela means for Greenland.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated on Sunday that the United States has no right to annex Greenland, calling on Washington to stop threatening its close ally and the people of Greenland. She also emphasized that the United States has no right to annex any of the three parts of the Danish realm—Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.

Over the past year, D. Trump has repeatedly called for control of Greenland, which has provoked strong opposition from Greenland, Denmark and the European Union. –0–

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BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — All countries should respect the development paths independently chosen by people in other countries and abide by international law and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, with major countries playing a leading role in this regard, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday.

The modern world is undergoing change and upheaval, and unilateralism and bullying are seriously undermining the international order, Xi Jinping said at a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in Beijing. -0-

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BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — The opening ceremony of the 37th International Ice Sculpture Competition and the 28th International Snow Sculpture Competition was held at the world's largest ice and snow theme park, the Great World of Ice and Snow, in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 2.

According to the Heilongjiang Daily, the two events were organized by the Harbin City People's Government.

The ice sculpture competition kicked off the same day and attracted 76 artists from 38 teams representing 12 countries, including China, Russia, Kazakhstan, the United States, the Republic of Korea, and France. Over the course of three days, ice carvers participated in the competition at the "Great World of Ice and Snow" park and in the square in front of the city's Exhibition and Conference Center, creating artistic works from blocks of ice.

The snow sculpture competition will take place from January 6th to 9th at the International Snow Sculpture Art Fair in the Taiyangdao (Island of the Sun) tourist resort. Twenty-five teams from 13 countries, including China, Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland, Belgium, and the Republic of Korea, will participate. The event will reach a record-breaking scale: over one hundred artists will create large-scale snow sculptures over four days.

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BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — The Yangtze River mainline remains the world's busiest inland waterway in terms of cargo volume, Wang Changlin, deputy head of China's National Development and Reform Commission, said Monday.

Annual cargo turnover at ports located along the main line of this river has increased by 71 percent over the past decade to 4.2 billion tons, he said at a press conference. -0-

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BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — The number of China-Europe freight trains passing through the Ereen railway port in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reached a record high of 3,986 in 2025, the Neimenggu Ribao daily reported.

The Ereenhot checkpoint is a key hub in the central corridor of international railway freight transport between China and Europe, as well as in the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor.

Since 2013, when China-Europe trains began operating through the Erenhot checkpoint, more than 21,000 such trains have passed through. The range of goods carried by these trains is becoming increasingly diversified, including not only metals, chemicals, clothing, footwear, and headwear, but also high-value-added products such as new energy vehicles, electronics, and household appliances.

Last year, to ensure the smooth operation of China-Europe trains, the Ereenhot railway checkpoint continued to improve the integrated operation model of the station of the same name and the Mongolian station of Dzamyn-Ude, ensuring the timely exchange of information between them on the composition of the traffic flow and facilitating the resolution of problems such as the reception and departure of trains, loading and unloading operations, and the regulation of traffic flow.

At the same time, the Ereenhot Port has maintained close ties with customs and border control and made significant efforts to build a “digital port” to improve customs clearance efficiency for China-Europe freight trains. -0-

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HAVANA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Sunday that 32 Cubans died protecting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during the U.S.-led attack on Venezuela.

The Cuban leader also declared a national day of mourning, noting that the fallen compatriots honorably fulfilled their duty and embodied the spirit of solidarity shared by millions of Cubans. –0–

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