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Decades after failed invasion, Cuba still eyes Venezuela

For all the heated talk coming from Washington about President Nicolás Maduro being a Cuban puppet, there was a time when ...

Juan Guaidó

Mediation in Norway aims to resolve Venezuela crisis

Diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving Venezuela's crisis accelerated on Thursday as the government and opposition sent envoys ...

Arrests at Venezuelan Embassy might signal end of standoff

Four demonstrators who had staged a protest inside the Venezuelan Embassy for weeks were arrested Thursday, signaling a ...

Haechan meets Haechan: K-pop star honored with zoo namesake

Fans of the K-pop group NCT 127 donated money in January to name a baby pudu at the Los Angeles Zoo after one of its members, ...

Juliano Dornelles, Udo Kier, Babara Colen, Silveiro Peirera, Kleber Mendonca Filho

In Cannes, a gory Western stands against Bolsonaro's Brazil

Kleber Mendonça Filho's Cannes entry "Bacurau" is a feverish and violent Western about a rural Brazilian community defending ...

Spanish court clears Shakira, Vives of plagiarism

A Spanish court has cleared Colombian singers Shakira and Carlos Vives of a plagiarism claim after rejecting a lawsuit ...

The Latest: Venezuela gov't, opposition in Norway for talks

The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Officials in Venezuela say representatives of ...

Venezuelan government, opposition to talk in Norway

Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition traveled to Norway for talks on resolving the crisis in the South ...

Activists at Venezuelan embassy in US ignore warning

Several activists ignored a trespassing warning and remained holed up in Venezuela's embassy in the United States on Tuesday, ...

Mike Pompeo, Vladimir Putin

The Latest: Kremlin open to any format for Trump meeting

The Latest on the visit to Russia by U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo (all times local): 11:45 p.m. Russian President Vladimir ...

Germany's Merkel edges closer to Macron on 2050 climate plan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated Tuesday that she would like to join other European countries in aiming to eliminate ...

Activists at Venezuela Embassy served with eviction notice

Authorities served an eviction notice Monday to activists who have stayed for more than a month inside the Venezuelan Embassy ...

The Latest: Assange case reopening hailed by Swedish accuser

The Latest on Swedish prosecutors' decision whether to reopen a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (all times ...

Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks' Assange

Swedish prosecutors said Monday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and will seek his ...

Juan Guaidó

The Latest: Guaidó asks for relations with US military

The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 2:25 p.m. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says ...

Andrade stuns Namajunas to win UFC 115-pound belt in Rio

Jessica Andrade stunned Rose Namajunas with a second-round knockout to win the UFC 115-pound strawweight championship in her ...

Venezuela's Guaidó asks for relations with US military

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Saturday said he's instructed his political envoy in Washington to immediately ...

Juan Guaidó

Venezuela's Guaidó promises to persevere despite crackdown

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is looking to jumpstart his movement to oust Nicolas Maduro in the wake of last ...

Venezuela opens sea, land access with Aruba, Brazil

The Venezuelan government is seeking to ease the country's isolation, reopening borders with Aruba and Brazil after shutting ...

Donald Trump

Trump's foreign policy challenges mounting around the world

New North Korea missile tests . A trade standoff with China. Fresh nuclear tensions with Iran. President Donald Trump's ...