CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Twice this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in turning Venezuela into his country’s 51st state. The latest came via a Truth Social post Tuesday with a map showing the South American country filled with the U.S. flag. Previous statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years have …
LONDON (AP) — Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are likely to break out into open rebellion on Thursday, with one potential rival expected to announce his bid for the job and another clearing the way for her to enter any future leadership contest. Allies of Health Secretary Wes Streeting say he will …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates has been seized and is heading toward Iranian territorial waters, the British military said Thursday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said it received reports that the vessel was taken by unauthorized personnel while anchored 38 …
MANILA, May 14 (Reuters) – The Philippine Senate will convene as an impeachment court on May 18 ahead of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, its president said on Thursday, with tensions flaring as the country’s most powerful political clans face off. With former ally-turned-enemy President Ferdinand Marcos Jr limited by the constitution to …
May 13 (Reuters) – Scattered protests broke out in multiple neighborhoods in Cuba’s capital Havana on Wednesday evening, with hundreds of residents banging pots against frequent power cuts despite a strong police presence, according to a Reuters witness. (Reporting by Dave Sherwood; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Foreign ministers from the BRICS nations began a two-day meeting in New Delhi on Thursday as the expanding bloc faces divisions over the war in Iran, rising energy prices and growing global economic uncertainty. The meeting brings together diplomats from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa along with newer member …
JOHANNESBURG, May 14 (Reuters) – A meeting of the National Executive Committee of South Africa’s African National Congress on Wednesday resolved to close ranks around President Cyril Ramaphosa over his “Farmgate” scandal, public broadcaster SABC reported. • The meeting supported Ramaphosa’s decision to launch a legal challenge against an independent panel report that found evidence …
By Laurie Chen and Claire Fu BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 14 (Reuters) – When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sit down to a lavish state banquet in Beijing on Thursday, one Chinese cuisine is likely to feature on the menu: Huaiyang food, from the region surrounding Shanghai, known for its mild and subtle flavours, refined knife-work …
By Elizabeth Pineau and Leigh Thomas PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron faces a test next week when lawmakers decide whether to approve his former chief of staff to run the central bank, a nomination some critics say is part of a campaign to protect key institutions from a possible far-right election …
NEW DELHI, May 14 (Reuters) – Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday that “safe, unimpeded maritime flows” through international waters, including the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, are vital for global economic well-being. “We must also address the increasing resort to unilateral coercive measures and sanctions inconsistent with international law and …