The United States officially assumed the 12-month presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies on Monday, pledging to refocus the forum on economic growth and innovation, amid lingering tensions with outgoing host South Africa.
Venezuela is facing mounting diplomatic and economic isolation as regional governments, airlines and international bodies react to escalating tensions between Caracas and Washington.
Venezuela has accused the U.S. of attempting to seize the country’s vast oil reserves through military force, in a move the government says could destabilise the global energy market.
Venezuela’s National Assembly has announced the formation of a special commission to investigate a series of deadly U.S. military strikes targeting suspected drug trafficking boats off the Venezuelan coast and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said on Saturday that data showed 10 children had died because of COVID-19 vaccination shots.
The suspect in a fatal shooting targeting two U.S. National Guard members in Washington, D.C., will be charged with first-degree murder following the death of one of the victims, media reports said on Friday.
Venezuela has condemned Donald Trump’s claim that its airspace is “closed in its entirety,” calling the remark a hostile act that breaches international law and echoes colonial pressure.
Shoppers packed malls and downtown streets in Caracas on Black Friday (28 November) as retailers offered discounts despite Venezuela’s prolonged economic crisis. Customers queued in shoe and electronics stores and browsed signs advertising cuts of up to 50%.
A joint operation led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday resulted in the seizure of more than four tons of cocaine and the arrest of two suspects off Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two U.S. officials told reporters, marking a highly unusual absence for the top American diplomat at a major transatlantic gathering.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited sailors aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in the Latin American region on Thursday, amid a military buildup by President Donald Trump’s administration that has heightened tensions with Venezuela.
Acting U.S. Ambassador Alan Purcell met with Georgia’s Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili to discuss economic ties, sanctions, and Georgia’s potential role in the U.S. TRIPP regional initiative.According to the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, the discussion touched on Georgia’s economic development, U.S.
Netflix crashed on Wednesday for about an hour in the U.S. as it launched season five of "Stranger Things", with the service becoming inaccessible to many subscribers within minutes of the episodes going live at 8 p.m. local time.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has once again expressed strong support for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, condemning foreign interference and criticising U.S. actions in the region.
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held talks with Russian officials and Ukrainian representatives in Abu Dhabi on Monday, as the Trump administration accelerated its push to secure a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine, according to U.S. officials.
European Union ministers will urge senior U.S. trade officials to implement more elements of the July EU–U.S. trade deal on Monday, including cutting tariffs on EU steel and lifting duties on goods such as wine and spirits.
European, Ukrainian and U.S. officials met in Geneva on Sunday to examine Washington’s draft plan to end the war in Ukraine. The proposal has raised concern in Kyiv and among its allies, who say it includes major concessions to Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll on Thursday (November 20) to discuss ways of achieving peace and advancing a plan to end the war with Russia.
Ukraine has received a draft peace plan from the United States, which Washington believes could help re-energise diplomatic efforts.
China has overtaken the United States in the volume of medical research it publishes, showing a major shift in global scientific influence, according to the chief editorial leadership of Swiss-based scientific publisher Frontiers.
U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and Chief of Staff General Randy George met with senior Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Wednesday (19 November) as part of a fact-finding mission.
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Allison Hooker, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs, in Yerevan on Monday.
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A rare earths agreement between the United States and China will “hopefully” be finalised by Thanksgiving, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
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