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Is Trump ready to start war in Venezuela? Hints hidden in his remarks

US President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that he has made up his mind on a course of action in Venezuela. Here are some of the hints hidden in his remarks

Indigenous protesters disrupt Cop30 in Brazil once again, raising concerns over Amazon forest

Dozens of Indigenous protesters blocked the entrance to the UN climate summit in Brazil on Friday to spotlight their struggle in the Amazon, prompting high-level interventions to defuse the situation.

Brazil pushes back against UN complaint about COP30 security, but boosts presence

Brazil has pushed back against a complaint by the UN's climate chief over a security breach at the COP30 summit in Belem, saying responsibility for safeguarding the venue's interior lies with the world body itself.

COP30: Climate summit in Brazil hears plight of countries suffering due to global warming

Officials from countries most vulnerable to global warming offered searing dispatches of life on the front line of a warming planet Friday, as world leaders gathered on the edge of the Amazon rainforest for the annual United Nations climate talks.

Brazil's Supreme Court reaches majority to reject ex-Prez Bolsonaro's appeal against jail term

Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday reached a majority to uphold a 27-year prison sentence against former president Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup.

Peru declares Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata over asylum spat

Peru's Congress voted to declare Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata on Thursday, after her country granted asylum to a former Peruvian prime minister on trial for allegedly aiding a 2022 coup attempt.

Venezuela slams US military exercises on nearby island, calls them a 'provocation'

Venezuela on Sunday blasted the arrival in nearby Trinidad and Tobago of a US warship as a dangerous "provocation," amid mounting fears of potential attacks against the Venezuelan mainland.

'Indian democracy an example for many countries': Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado

2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado lauded the Indian democracy and called it an example for countries around the world.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Trump trade threats as US strikes boat in Pacific, killing 2

Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro traded threats on Wednesday as the United States announced its first strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing two

Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia election, ending two decades of leftist rule

Plagued by the worst economic crisis in the country's history, Bolivia's voters have chosen centrist Rodrigo Paz in Sunday's presidential election, ending nearly 20 years of leftist rule.