Thousands of Bolivians converged on La Paz on Monday in the most violent day yet of a nationwide protest movement demanding the resignation of center-right President Rodrigo Paz, who took office less than six months ago. Farmers, miners, teachers, public sector workers, and Indigenous communities converged on the city
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday evening for a two-day state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, his 25th trip to China as president and the latest in a string of meetings designed to keep the partnership between Moscow and Beijing firmly on display. Putin'
The Pentagon announced Monday that it is suspending its participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, the oldest bilateral defense institution in North America, citing what it described as Canada's failure to meet its defense commitments. The decision was made public by Elbridge Colby, the U.S.
Alex Saab, the Colombian businessman who served as Nicolás Maduro's chief financial operator for years, appeared in federal court in Miami on Monday after being deported from Venezuela over the weekend and re-indicted on money laundering charges. Saab, 54, arrived at Opa-locka Airport on Saturday and
President Donald Trump said Monday he was holding off on a planned U.S. military strike against Iran scheduled for Tuesday, telling the public he would give a new round of negotiations a chance to produce a deal. "I have been asked by the Emir of Qatar, the Crown
President Donald Trump has dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service as part of an agreement that establishes a $1.776 billion federal fund for people who claim they were targeted by political “weaponization” or “lawfare.” The Justice Department announced the arrangement Monday, tying the new fund
President Donald Trump renewed his ultimatum to Iran on Sunday, warning that the ruling regime is running out of time to accept a peace deal and threatening a sharper round of U.S. strikes if Tehran does not come back with a better offer. "For Iran, the Clock is
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, citing more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths since the first laboratory confirmation on Friday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak
Ukraine launched nearly 600 drones at Russia overnight Saturday into Sunday, in what both sides described as the largest such barrage of the war to date. The strikes killed at least four people, damaged residential buildings in and around Moscow, and hit oil infrastructure and a weapons-related plant in
President Donald Trump flew back to Washington on Friday after a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping that produced a handful of trade commitments, a new dialogue framework, and almost no concrete movement on the issues that have defined the relationship between the world's two largest
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana on Thursday for face-to-face talks with senior Cuban officials, the highest-profile U.S. visit to the island in years and the latest move in a months-long pressure campaign that has left Cuba's economy in freefall. Ratcliffe met
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday to withhold senators' salaries during future government shutdowns, an attempt to share some of the financial pain that has fallen on federal workers during a record stretch of funding lapses. The measure was adopted by voice vote. A day
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