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Machado vows to return home ‘as soon as possible’

Washington, United States—Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Monday she plans to return home "as soon as possible," and slammed the interim president in...

Delcy Rodriguez: From ‘tigress’ to acting Venezuelan president

Caracas, Venezuela—Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez is known for her anti-imperialist rhetoric, earning her the nickname "the tigress" from toppled leader Nicolas Maduro. A fierce defender...

US allies, foes alarmed by ouster of Venezuelan leader

Paris, France—The US military operation that led to the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday sparked international alarm, with allies and foes of...

2025 Wrapped: A timeline of major stories

Timeline of major stories of 2025. • January 13, 2025. Over 1.5 million members of the Iglesia ni Cristo gathered at the Quirino Grandstand in...

Thai ex-PM leaves country before parliament votes on leadership

BANGKOK – Thailand’s influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Friday he has left the country by private jet, hours before his party looks...

Acting Thai gov’t moves to dissolve parliament

BANGKOK – Thailand’s acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate...

Opponents of Japan PM Ishiba seeking new leadership contest

TOKYO – Opponents of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Japan’s ruling party sought on Wednesday to rally support for a new leadership election, with...

Thai power vacuum won’t affect border security – Defense

Bangkok – Thailand’s lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defense ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles...

Court to rule on PM’s fate after phone call row

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Constitutional Court met Friday to decide whether to throw suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra out of office over her handling of...

Thai court sacks Prime Minister over Cambodia phone call row

Bangkok, Thailand—Thailand's Constitutional Court sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet on Friday over her handling of the country's border row with Cambodia,...

Netanyahu’s move to fire security agency chief threatens new crisis in Israel

Jerusalem—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to dismiss a top security official has threatened to plunge Israel back into deep political crisis, with opponents on...

Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon begins

Seoul, South Korea—The impeachment trial of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol started Tuesday, with the country's Constitutional Court deciding whether to strip him of...

Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives late Sunday in crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies,...

South Korea’s Yoon vows to fight ‘until the very last minute’

Seoul, South Korea—South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday vowed to fight "until the very last minute," defending his shock decision last week to...
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