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Venezuela’s parliament on Tuesday approved a measure that criminalizes a wide range of activities that disrupt navigation and commerce, including the seizure of oil tankers, in a move seen as a response to U.S. actions against the country.The bill, debated and approved within two days in the N...
Hundreds of worshippers gathered Tuesday at Mar Elias Church in Syria to mark Christmas and honor 25 people killed in a June suicide attack, reaffirming their faith amid lingering fears.A small security detail stood guard as congregants held Mass and lit a neon Christmas tree on the church courtyard...
Colombia’s government has declared an economic state of emergency, allowing President Gustavo Petro’s administration to impose taxes by decree as the country faces rising debts and the need to fund hospitals and the military.Petro issued the decree late Monday after his administration fa...
President Donald Trump’s newly appointed envoy to Greenland said Tuesday the U.S. is seeking dialogue with residents of the semi-autonomous Danish territory, and is not aiming to seize or control the strategically important Arctic island.Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, speaking publicly for th...
Iran and the United States reiterated their commitment to diplomacy during a tense U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday, yet major differences over a nuclear agreement persist.Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said Tehran remains committed to “principled diplomacy” and cal...
Russia and China on Tuesday criticized the United States for its military and economic pressure on Venezuela, telling the UN Security Council it was "cowboy behavior" and "intimidation."Venezuela, which requested the emergency council meeting with the backing of Moscow and Beijin...
Libya’s top military commander and seven others were killed on Tuesday when a private jet crashed shortly after taking off from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, Libyan and Turkish officials said. The aircraft was carrying Libya’s military chief, four senior officers and three crew members...
France’s divided parliament on Tuesday debated an emergency bill aimed at preventing a US-style government shutdown next week, after negotiations on the 2026 budget broke down.President Emmanuel Macron and his Cabinet met Monday night to present the short draft law, intended “to ensure t...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his call to take over Greenland, which triggered strong objections from Greenland, Denmark and the European Union."We need Greenland for national security, not for minerals," Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Flori...
The U.S. military carried out another strike Monday against a vessel it said was involved in drug-smuggling operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person, according to U.S. Southern Command.In a social media post, Southern Command said intelligence indicated the “low-profile vess...
A light aircraft operated by the Mexican Navy crashed near Galveston, Texas, on Monday while transporting a child for medical care, killing at least five people and prompting a search in nearby coastal waters, authorities said.The plane was carrying eight people in total—four Mexican Navy offi...
President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday as the United States increased pressure on Caracas, with the Coast Guard stepping up efforts to intercept oil tankers in the Caribbean.Flanked by senior national security officials, including Secret...
Just days before Christmas, a cyberattack forced France’s national postal service offline on Monday, causing delays in parcel deliveries and disrupting online payment systems at one of the busiest times of the year.The outage frustrated customers and added pressure on postal employees already ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early versions of U.S.-backed peace proposals with Russia align closely with Ukraine’s key demands, describing the talks as “quite solid” so far. Speaking in Kyiv, he noted that while progress has been made, neither side is likely to ach...
Israel’s Cabinet has approved plans for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, further accelerating settlement expansion that critics say undermines prospects for a future Palestinian state.Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the decision raises the total number of newly appro...
The United States on Sunday said its recent talks with Ukraine and European partners on ending the war with Russia were “productive and constructive,” as Washington continues diplomatic efforts to push for a negotiated peace.White House envoy Steve Witkoff said the discussions, held in F...
A Malaysian court on Monday rejected former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s request to serve the remainder of his graft sentence under house arrest, ruling that a rare royal order he cited was not valid under constitutional requirements.The High Court said the house arrest was “not a valid ...
Thailand and Cambodia will resume negotiations later this week to establish a more durable ceasefire along their shared border, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Monday, emphasizing that progress requires detailed bilateral talks rather than public statements that internat...
Denmark and Greenland on Monday asserted that the United States will not take over Greenland, calling for full respect for their territorial integrity following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a special envoy to the Arctic territory.Trump on Sunday named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry...
A Russian general was killed Monday morning when a bomb exploded beneath his vehicle in southern Moscow, authorities said.Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, who led the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, succumbed to his injuries, according to Svetlana Petrenko,...
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