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UN debates US Venezuela strike as countries warn against law violations

In a statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he is deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action

Israel strikes Hezbollah, Hamas sites in Lebanon ahead of disarmament meet

The strikes came a few days before Lebanon's army commander is scheduled to brief the government on its mission of disarming Hezbollah in areas along the border with Israel

Maduro pleads not guilty in US court, denies all drug trafficking charges

Maduro, wearing a blue jail uniform, was led into court along with his co-defendant wife just before noon for the brief, but required, legal proceeding

New US visa rule: Citizens from 13 countries must pay up to $15,000 bonds

Thirteen countries, all but two of them in Africa, are now on the list, which makes the process of obtaining a US visa unaffordable for many

Maduro brought to New York court for first hearing after capture by US

The couple were transported under armed guard early Monday from the Brooklyn jail where they've been detained to a Manhattan courthouse

French court convicts 10 for cyberbullying first lady Brigitte Macron

The court pointed to particularly degrading, insulting, and malicious comments referring to false claims suggesting that Brigitte Macron was transgender and a pedophile

Minnesota Guv Tim Walz, Democrats' V-P pick, won't contest third term

The 61-year-old cited ongoing investigations into fraud in the state's child care programmes and the fact that President Donald Trump has used the issue as a political cudgel

China, South Korea vow to deepen ties amid rising regional tensions

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of his four-day trip to China his first since taking office, in June

32 Cuban officers killed in Trump's military operation in Venezuela

What the Cubans were working on in the South American nation was unclear, but Cuba is a close ally of Venezuela's government has sent military and police forces to assist in operations for years

Syrian govt and Kurdish-led forces hold talks to discuss military merger

A major sticking point has been whether the SDF would remain a cohesive unit in the new army or whether it would be dissolved and its members individually absorbed

Ukraine didn't target Putin residence in drone strike, says Trump

Trump addressed the US determination after European officials argued that the Russian claim was nothing more than an effort by Moscow to undermine the peace effort

Maduro's case revives debate on foreign leader immunity in Noriega trial

Although Trump's ordering of the operation in Venezuela raises constitutional concerns because it wasn't authorised by Congress, now that Maduro is in the US, courts will likely bless his prosecution

Trepidation and uncertainty grip Venezuela after US captures Maduro

Venezuela is no stranger to political tumult, but the the dead-of-night US military operation early Saturday marked a new chapter with no ready script

US intervention in Venezuela tests Trump's ability to keep GOP together

While the president remains the undisputed dominant force inside the GOP, the ironclad grip Trump has long held over the party has faced unusual challenges in recent months

Venezuela's V-P could face fate worse than Maduro if she defies US: Trump

That contrasted with the president's remarks on Saturday that Rubio had spoken to Rodríguez and she was open to US-backed steps to improve living standards in Venezuela

North Korea says latest missile tests involves hypersonic weapons system

North Korea reported on the drill a day after its neighbours said they detected multiple ballistic missile launches and accused the North of carrying out provocations

Two killed in Russian border drone strikes ahead of Ukraine peace talks

Another person was killed in a drone strike on a village in the Kursk region, regional Gov. Alexander Khinshtein said Sunday

Trump's plan to revitalise Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles

Venezuela's oil industry is in disrepair after years of neglect and international sanctions, so it could take years and major investments before production can increase dramatically

British, French warplanes strike suspected IS arms facility in Syria

The strikes occurred Saturday evening on the structure in the mountains just north of the historic town of Palmyra in the country's Homs province

How cocaine, corruption led to indictment of Venezuelan President Maduro

Maduro is indicted on four counts: narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices