Trump issues warning to Maduro as Venezuelan leader enters third term, US expands sanctions
President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning ahead of the inauguration of contested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who took up the...
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Trump setting up meeting with Putin, in communication with Xi
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that his team is in the works of setting up meetings with Russian President Vladimir...
Lebanon’s new president strikes a nationalistic tone amid regional shifts, further weakening of Hezbollah
Lebanon’s political landscape has undergone a dramatic shift with the election of Joseph Aoun as president. After more than two...
Taiwan FM hails importance of US relationship, says group visits ‘contribute to peace and stability’
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The United States should increase and promote both official and unofficial contacts with Taiwan’s government and the...
Details of Venezuelan opposition leader’s possible arrest remain unclear amid Maduro inauguration resistance
Aides to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she was detained Thursday, followed moments later by official denials, in...
Thousands of Venezuelan opposition supporters take to the streets ahead of Maduro’s third inauguration
Venezuelan opposition parties and their supporters - including leader Maria Corina Machado, who had been in hiding - protested around...
Afghans land in the Philippines for visa processing ahead of resettlement in US
A group of Afghan nationals landed in the Philippines on Monday for the processing of special immigrant visas for their...
Congo to execute over 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says
More than 170 inmates on death row were flown from Congo’s capital to a high-security prison in the north where...
Israelis look to Trump amid debate on Gaza’s future: ‘going to enable things that were not possible before’
As Israel nears the end of its military operations in Gaza, the question of what will happen after the war...
Austrian nationalist party leader rumored to be in talks to form government
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation...
Jake Sullivan, Biden discussed possibility of hitting Iran nuclear program: report
In a top meeting with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan roughly a month ago, President Biden was presented with a...
ISIS increasingly unopposed following US withdrawal from Afghanistan, collapse of Syria
The threat posed by the Islamic State has once again hit the headlines following the New Year's Day attack on...
South Korea’s impeached president avoids arrest attempt after hourslong standoff
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday fended off an arrest attempt Friday after a hourslong standoff between...
Global rise in antisemitism leaves Jewish community isolated, rabbi says world at ‘a tipping point’
The escalation of antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terror massacre in Israel has paved the...
Netanyahu goes against doctor’s orders, appears in Israeli parliament after surgery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in the hall of the Israeli parliament on Tuesday for a crucial budget-related vote, despite the...
