AP World News

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s army chief threatened preemptive military action Wednesday over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic, likely referring to U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,” America “will come to their rescue.” The comments by Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami come

By AHMED AL-HAJ, FATMA KHALED AND JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ADEN, YEMEN (AP) — A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday that it had expelled the leader of a separatist movement and charged him with treason after he reportedly declined to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks. The latest upheaval in southern Yemen

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Mukesh Awasti was all set to leave for Australia to pursue a degree in civil engineering on a sunny day in September, but instead he joined a youth revolt against corruption in Nepal and lost his leg after being shot by security forces. Lying on a

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran faces a new round of protests challenging the country’s theocracy, but it seems like the only thing people there want to talk about is half a world away: Venezuela. Since the U.S. military seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a longtime ally of Tehran,

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press WAKISO, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan presidential candidate known as Bobi Wine wears a flak jacket and helmet while campaigning to protect himself from gunfire. But the safety gear offers no protection from the stinging clouds of tear gas that often follow him on the campaign trail. Wine is challenging

By JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ and MATIAS DELACROIX Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — When explosions erupted by night in Venezuela’s balmy capital, 21-year-old Mariana Camargo dashed through the streets of eastern Caracas. It was at 2:05 in the morning and, as explosions boomed in the background, Associated Press photographer Matías Delacroix was on the street

By REGINA GARCIA CANO, AAMER MADHANI and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Venezuela would be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., and he pledged to use proceeds from the sale of this oil “to benefit the people” of both countries.

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — In 2017, as political outsider Donald Trump headed to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez spotted an opening. Then Venezuela’s foreign minister, Rodríguez directed Citgo — a subsidiary of the state oil company — to make a $500,000 donation to the president’s inauguration. With the socialist administration of Nicolas Maduro

By DÁNICA COTO and ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The names, ranks and ages of the 32 Cuban military personnel killed during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces were published Tuesday by the Cuban government, which announced two days of mourning. Among the deceased are colonels, lieutenants, majors and

By The Associated Press At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s military announced, bringing the official death count up to at least 56. Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab said Tuesday that “dozens” of officials and civilians were killed and that prosecutors would investigate

By OMAR ALBAM Associated Press ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — The deadliest clashes so far broke out Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, as efforts to merge the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces with the national army have shown little progress. Syria ’s state-run SANA

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s Indigenous governor general and its foreign minister will visit Greenland in early February, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. The visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call for the U.S. to take control of Greenland, the Inuit self-governing territory of the kingdom of

By JULIA FRANKEL and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two, according to a government tender. The tender, which seeks bids from developers, would clear the way to begin construction

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Snow, ice and freezing temperatures hit parts of Europe on Tuesday, causing treacherous traffic conditions that left at least five people dead in France and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights from one of the continent’s busiest airports. Authorities in the Landes region of

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press Fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, local authorities said Tuesday. Investigators have said they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire at Le Constellation in

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — From the smoldering wreckage of two catastrophic world wars in the last century, nations came together to build an edifice of international rules and laws. The goal was to prevent such sprawling conflicts in the future. Now that world order — centered at the United

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rain killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, officials said Tuesday. Days of monsoon rain burst riverbanks early Monday, triggering fast-moving torrents of water mixed with mud, rocks and debris that swept away people and submerged villages in Siau Tagulandang Biaro District, said

By SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Ukraine’s allies said they made major progress Tuesday toward agreeing on how to defend the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia, saying they were ready to provide international guarantees to deter Moscow from attacking its neighbor again. Plans discussed at a

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters angry over Iran’s ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing demonstrators as the rest of the market shut down. The protest at the Grand Bazaar, the beating heart for

By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA and OPE ADETAYO Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra won a third term in last month’s election, provisional results showed. The major opposition coalition boycotted the vote after a referendum allowed the removal of term limits. Touadéra, 68, faced challenges from six candidates,

By DÁNICA COTO and ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the U.S. weekend strike in Venezuela, the island nation’s closest ally, as residents here wonder what the capture of President Nicolás Maduro means for their future.

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Both allies and adversaries of the United States on Monday used an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to voice opposition to the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured leader Nicolás Maduro. Before the U.N.’s most powerful body, countries critiqued

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike in Gaza on Monday hit a tent housing displaced people, killing a 5-year-old girl and her uncle and wounding two other children, hospital officials said. The strike took place in the Muwasi area northwest of Khan