The death toll in Venezuela's twin earthquakes last week has risen to 2,645, the nation's information ministry said on Friday, reports Reuters. More than 12,000 were wounded and some 15,000 left homeless by the disaster, the ministry said.
A 52-year-old man died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday while carrying a Tibetan flag, authorities said. According to the New York Police Department, officers responded to a 911 call around 6:30 p.m. and found the man with severe burns.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would win a potential second-round run-off vote in the October presidential elections against opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed on Wednesday. Lula would receive 48.8 per cent of votes in a second run-of
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday she is "willing to do whatever it takes" to enter Venezuela to help with the country's recovery efforts following last week's back-to-back earthquakes. Machado, currently in Panama, accused the Venezuelan government of blocking her a
US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran as both nations seek a durable end to their war while disagreeing over Iran's claims that it had closed the vital Strait of Hormuz. Although the US and Iran had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire while negotiations too
Bolivia’s crisis intensified on Saturday as President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency, enabling wider military deployment to clear blockades and restore order after protests brought the economy to a halt over the past 50 days. The emergency declaration gives Paz broader constitutio
A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee US President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized. US District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20
US President Donald Trump appointed federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday, elevating a political loyalist without national security experience to lead the country’s sprawling intelligence community. In a social media post, Trump said Pult
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration's fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. The former Republican se
The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday. Two fatalities had been confirmed after the tank containing "white liquor" - a chemical solution of sodium hydroxide and s
US President Donald Trump will headline an event commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary on the National Mall next month, organisers said on Saturday, after several musical performers scheduled to appear in the celebration cancelled, citing concerns about its association with him. The c
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies on Saturday to ramp up military spending to counter China’s growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, warning of “rightful alarm” over its rapid military buildup. Hegseth, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Sin
US lawmakers and immigration advocates have slated the Donald Trump administration's new policy, asking Green Card seekers to return to their countries of origin before applying, reports the Press Trust of India. The criticism of the move from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on
