Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old Orthodox Jewish federal judge, is among the longest-serving active federal judges in the country. Following Nicolas Maduro’s arrest on Saturday, Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old Orthodox Jewish federal judge, was appointed to preside over the criminal proceedings against the former Venezuelan president. The trial will …

The plan, called “Plan B” by the British report, would include 86-year-old Khamenei and 20 close people, including family and aides. The supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reportedly has an “escape plan” that involves fleeing to Russia if the current nationwide protests continue to …

The meeting between the Syrian government and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi on Sunday, 4 January 2026, did not produce tangible results that would accelerate implementation of the agreement on the ground, a government source told Syria’s al-Ikhbariya channel. The government source added that the two sides agreed …