- Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Sunday created a commission to seek the release of president Nicolas Maduro and his...
Rodriguez tapped her brother Jorge, president of the National Assembly, and Foreign Minister Yvan Gil to co-chair the commission
Accused of drug trafficking and terrorism, Maduro was detained in a New York jail Saturday and is due in court Monday
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would not allow arch-foe Iran to restore its ballistic missile programme, just...
"We will not allow Iran to restore its ballistic missile industry, and certainly we will not allow it renew the nuclear programme that we significantly damaged," Netanyahu said
Netanyahu's threat comes days after Trump threatened to "eradicate" Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programme, after the two leaders met in Washington last week
- The United States is ready to work with Venezuela's remaining leaders if they make "the right decision," Secretary of State...
"We're going to judge everything by what they do, and we're going to see what they do," Rubio told CBS News' "Face the Nation."
US commandos snatched Maduro from a compound in Caracas on Saturday in a risky operation involving jets, helicopters, warships and ground troops
- After a US military operation that seized Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump said he wants to allow American oil companies...
The country has the largest proven reserves in the world, with 303.221 billion barrels, according to OPEC.
Sanctions imposed in 2019 by Trump during his first term contributed to production plunging to a historic low of 350,000 b/d the following year.
- At least 152 members of the UAE-backed STC forces were wounded and 130 were taken captive, a military official from...
Saudi-backed forces began on Friday operations to retake swathes of territory seized by the UAE-backed STC.
Yemen's presidency on Saturday announced the retaking of resource-rich Hadramawt, following an apparent retreat of the STC.
- The US president's announcement followed a lightning pre-dawn attack in which commandos grabbed Maduro and his wife while air strikes...
Trump said he was "designating people" from his cabinet to be in charge in Venezuela, but gave no further details.
In another surprise, Trump indicated US troops could be deployed, saying Washington is "not afraid of boots on the ground."
- Sydney, Australia -- England and Australia's cricket teams honoured at the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney on Sunday emergency service...
The on-field guard of honour ahead of the clash was accompanied by loud applause from the sold-out crowd.
The biggest cheer came when hero Ahmed al Ahmed, who ran towards one of the attackers and wrestled the gun from him, walked out.
- Iran has been rocked this week by protests that started in Tehran and have spread to other cities, with at...
The protests began on Sunday in Tehran, where some shopkeepers went on strike over high prices and economic stagnation
Iran's economy has been battered by years of crushing international sanctions over its nuclear programme, with raging inflation and a collapsing currency
- Yemen's UAE-backed separatists on Friday announced the start of a two-year transitional period towards declaring an independent state after their...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC), whose forces came under fire from deadly Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Friday, said the process would include dialogue and a referendum
SCT forces seized large swathes of Yemen's south, run by a fractious government with competing agendas, in a lightning and largely unopposed offensive last month
- Following the strikes, a military spokesman for the STC said it was in a "decisive and existential" war with Saudi-backed...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have for years supported rival factions in Yemen's government-run territories, but the STC's offensive has angered Riyadh and left them at loggerheads.
The air raids came shortly after pro-Saudi forces launched a campaign to "peacefully" take control of military sites in Hadramawt.





















