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Maria Corina Machado emerges as top potential successor...

With Nicolás Maduro out, experts say Nobel laureate María Corina Machado and Edmundo González could lead Venezuela’s transition, though...

From bus driver to dictator: Nicolás Maduro’s rise and...

The U.S. had announced a $50 million reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest before news emerged Saturday of his capture...

Kim Jong Un appears with daughter at mausoleum, fueling...

Kim Jong Un's daughter, Ju Ae, appeared at a sacred mausoleum, fueling speculation about North Korea's succession plan as analysts...

Maduro says Venezuela is 'ready' to make deal with US on...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says his government is ready to negotiate a drug trafficking agreement with the U.S. after months...

Officials race to identify mostly young victims of deadly...

Deadly New Year's Eve bar fire at Swiss ski resort kills around 40 people, mostly young victims as the investigation and identification...

Iran in shutdown as protesters storm governor's office,...

Iran security forces clashed with protesters in Tehran, Shiraz and Kermanshah as opposition groups report gunfire and demonstrators...

China’s ‘condom tax’ sparks backlash as Beijing struggles...

China introduced a 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as the global superpower battles sustained population...

France reportedly planning to ban children under 15 from...

France planning social media ban for children under 15, following Australia's lead. Macron pushes new digital restrictions amid youth...

Hamas confirms five leaders killed, including 'masked spokesperson'...

Five Hamas military commanders confirmed dead by terrorist group's armed wing, marking significant blow to Palestinian militant organization's...

U.S. announces more military actions against ISIS: 'We...

CENTCOM declared that the U.S. and partner forces in Syria killed and captured ISIS figures in the time since a December 19 strike...

Eurostar forced to cancel all services to and from London...

Eurostar suspends all London services due to major power supply issues in Channel Tunnel and failed LeShuttle train, forcing passengers...

Russian forces near collapse in Kupyansk as Moscow allies...

Russian forces were reportedly cut off and surrendering in Ukraine's Kupyansk as supply lines fail. Only dozens of isolated troops...

Trio of Palestinians arrested for allegedly torching Christmas...

Three Palestinians accused of torching a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a West Bank Catholic church were...

Nigeria says it shared intelligence to support US strikes...

Nigeria confirmed it shared intelligence with the U.S. ahead of Christmas night airstrikes against ISIS targets accused of killing...

North Korea releases images of development of nuclear-powered...

New photos show North Korea's apparent progress in the development of a nuclear-powered submarine as Kim Jong Un condemns South Korea's...

Pope Leo XIV delivers first Christmas message calling for...

Pope Leo XIV delivers Christmas message calling for peace in Middle East and Ukraine, urging world leaders to reject violence and...

Poland scrambles jets on Christmas after detecting Russian...

Poland scrambled fighter jets on Christmas morning after detecting a Russian reconnaissance aircraft near its airspace over the Baltic...

‘Israel is only the appetizer’: Huckabee warns Iran threat...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks meeting with President Donald Trump as officials warn Iranian missile drills could...

Israel calls out UN-backed Gaza famine report as biased,...

Israeli officials slam 'biased' U.N. food security report on Gaza, citing increased aid deliveries. Analysis reveals disputed famine...

China quietly loads 100+ ICBMs into new missile silos near...

China has reportedly loaded over 100 new intercontinental ballistic missiles into border silos, accelerating nuclear expansion faster...