China, Russia, Iran start 'BRICS Plus' naval exercises in South African waters
BRICS Plus is an expansion of a geopolitical bloc originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - and seen by members as a counterweight to the US.
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Mamdani condemns pro Hamas chant as 'support of a terrorist organization' in online post
Russia strikes on Kyiv leave 6,000 buildings without heat as temperatures near -20°C
Trump administration creates new DOJ division to combat 'rampant' fraud nationwide
Venezuela releases political prisoners, including five Spaniards, following US capture of Maduro
Venezuela's top lawmaker, Jorge Rodriguez, said earlier on Thursday that a significant number of both foreign and Venezuelan prisoners would be freed in the coming hours.
'I look forward to saying hello to her': Trump says on upcoming meeting with Venezuela’s Machado
Trump says Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado is expected in Washington next week after US strikes captured Nicolás Maduro.
Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, FBI launches investigation
An ABC News affiliate reported that agents involved in the shooting were US Customs and Border Protection agents and that the FBI was leading the probe.
US judge dismisses lawsuit by Palestinian Americans, family members trapped in Gaza
According to the judge, evidence showed the US had developed an evacuation plan, and that the nine plaintiffs had either been evacuated or rejected offers that did not cover immediate family members.
Israel's Arkia forges deal with JetBlue on flight connections in US
The deal links Arkia’s up to seven weekly direct flights from Tel Aviv to JFK with JetBlue’s extensive US, Caribbean, and Central America network, the airlines said.
Saudi Arabia draws red line in Yemen, reasserting Middle East role - analysis
Is it possible that Riyadh’s decision to move quickly to stop the STC in late December was linked to larger strategy issues in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden?
Zelensky says US security guarantees document set to be finalized with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that a security guarantee between the United States and Ukraine is "essentially ready for finalization."
US could maintain oversight of Venezuela 'much longer' than a year, Trump tells NYT
"We will rebuild it in a very profitable way," Trump said of Venezuela, adding, "we're going to be using oil, and we're going to be taking oil."
Venezuelan Interior Minister: One hundred people killed in US operation to capture Maduro
Caracas have not previously given a number for those killed, but the army posted a list of 23 names of its dead.
Chinese hacking group breaches email accounts of US House committee staff - FT
A person familiar with the campaign was cited as saying it was unclear whether the attackers had accessed lawmakers' emails in the intrusions, which were detected in December.
