Analysis and commentary on current events around the world.
US official says Venezuela is sending 500,000 of its 1.25 million barrels per day output to Gulf Coast refineries.
Conflict, delayed detection, and mistrust are complicating efforts to contain the virus in eastern DR Congo.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank
Leader of Canadian province's secessionist party says debate over independence stymied by turbulence in US politics.
Trump says no talks with Tehran scheduled; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claims US 'begging' for negotiations.
Thousands are still displaced on Indonesia’s Flores Island after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 70 people.
Lawmakers question whether conditions on the aircraft carrier indicate a 'pattern' of poor planning amid the Iran war.
State Attorney General Keith Ellison has called for the transfer of ICE agent accused of lying about nonfatal shooting.
Arrest comes after attack on activist Nadia Beller, who says she was targeted for her opposition to corruption.
US Agriculture Department says rescinding 2001 rule will help reduce wildfire risk and return control to local managers.
Pentagon contracts defence manufacturer to increase output of cruise missiles.
UN watchdog reports that it found large amounts of material at undisclosed sites in Syria.
Officials warn they are continuing to identify new chains of transmission, which need to be broken to stop the spread.
US president hits out as states bordering the Strait of Hormuz continue talks on managing the strategic waterway.
The strike comes as efforts to push an agreement aimed at ending hostilities remain stalled.
Voters in Florida are picking their party's candidates for governor, Senate and a number of U.S. House seats after redistricting.
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo can be brought under control in three months.
Concern over the security of Europe's largest nuclear plant has been rife since Russia launched its full-scale war.