Venezuela on Tuesday began freeing detained American citizens, a U.S. official said, in what Washington described as a positive step by the South American country’s interim leadership following the removal of former President Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. State Department confirmed that multiple Americans held in Venezuelan prisons have been released,…
Britain has announced plans to pursue additional sanctions against Iran and has summoned Tehran’s ambassador to London in response to what it described as disturbing reports of a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the United Kingdom would introduce new legislation…
As nationwide protests in Iran entered their third week, Tehran issued stark warnings that it would retaliate if the United States launched any attack. The unrest, which began in late December over rising prices, has escalated into anti-government demonstrations targeting the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979…
China and Lesotho have agreed to deepen cooperation across key sectors following an official visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, reaffirming strong bilateral relations and a shared commitment to development. The two nations praised the achievements under the China–Africa cooperation framework, which has significantly supported Lesotho’s modernization efforts in…
Iran has come under renewed scrutiny after a video, verified by AFP, surfaced showing dozens of bodies outside a morgue south of Tehran. The footage, filmed at the Kahrizak forensic centre, depicts bodies wrapped in black bags lying on the ground, while people, believed to be relatives, search through them.…
Sudan has reached the symbolic milestone of 1,000 days of civil war, and on Sunday, the country’s Prime Minister Kamel Idris announced the official return of the government to Khartoum. “We are back today,” Idris declared, describing the occasion as the return of a “government of hope” to Sudan’s capital.…
A newly married couple and six other people were killed early Sunday in Islamabad when a gas cylinder exploded in a house where they were sleeping following a wedding celebration, police confirmed. More than a dozen others were injured in the blast. The explosion occurred at approximately 07:00 local time…
The Trump administration has defended its recent capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro as a law enforcement operation aimed at dismantling a “narco‑state,” while simultaneously seeking to sever Venezuela’s alliances with China, Russia, and Iran. By doing so, the US aims to regain control of the world’s largest known oil…
After the dramatic U.S. raid that removed Nicolás Maduro from power, Venezuela finds itself at a pivotal crossroads, with renewed hopes that negotiations over oil sales to the United States could help ease years of economic hardship. The overnight operation that saw U.S. forces bomb parts of Caracas and detain…
Voting in the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) elections in Homa Bay County was abruptly suspended on Sunday after chaos erupted at a polling centre amid allegations of serious electoral irregularities. The exercise had begun smoothly in the morning but was disrupted around midday when claims emerged that…