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Swiss Bar where fire on New Year killed 40 had last inspection in 2019

The two are suspected of involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm, and involuntarily causing a fire, according to the Valais region's chief prosecutor

Progress for Ukraine peace talks uncertain as US focus shifts to Venezuela

Before the US military operation targeting Maduro, Witkoff had indicated progress in talks about protecting and reassuring Ukraine

Asian shares advance while oil prices ease amid US operation in Venezuela

Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 1.8 per cent to 26,815.75 and the Shanghai Composite index was up 1.1 per cent at 4,069.38

Trump meets House Republicans to align agenda ahead of critical midterms

With Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation taking effect at midnight Tuesday, Republican leaders now have a 219-213 majority in the House

Israel carries out strikes across Lebanon ahead of key disarmament meeting

At least one person was transported by ambulance and rescue teams were searching the site for others, but there were no immediate reports of deaths

Israeli strike hits Gaza tent, kills 5-year-old girl and her uncle

The dead are among the more than 400 people killed in Gaza since an October ceasefire began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry

US takeover of Greenland would mark end of Nato, says Danish PM Frederiksen

The dead-of-night operation by US forces in Caracas to capture leader Nicols Maduro and his wife early Saturday left the world stunned, and heightened concerns in Denmark and Greenland

Cuba faces uncertain future after US captures Venezuelan leader Maduro

Venezuela and Cuba are so close that Cuban soldiers and security agents were often the Maduro's bodyguards, and Venezuela's petroleum has kept the economically ailing island limping along for years

Mexico dismisses fears of US military action after Venezuela intervention

Trump and his collaborators have flirted with the idea of invading or attacking the cartels in Mexico since his election campaign, but in increasingly measured tones

At least 35 people killed, 1,200 detained in Iran's economic protests

The figure came from the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which said more than 1,200 people have been detained in the protests

Venezuelan govt seeks to show it is operating free from US control

While Venezuelan lawmakers met, Maduro made his first court appearance in a US courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump admin used to justify capturing him and taking him to New York

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hits Japan, no risk of tsunami: Officials

The Nuclear Regulation Authority said no abnormalities were found at the Shimame nuclear power plant and a related facility in the region

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