Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that an armed intervention in Venezuela would be "a humanitarian catastrophe" for the region and set a dangerous precedent for the world.

The Venezuelan government on Saturday denounced what it called a new "theft and kidnapping" of a private vessel transporting Venezuelan oil, along with the forced disappearance of its crew, allegedly carried out by US military forces in international waters.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Saturday that the US forces seized another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela earlier in the day.

US space technology company Blue Origin on Saturday launched a wheelchair user into space, marking a historic first.

One person was killed and two others injured in an explosion in Khimki city in the Moscow region, local authorities said Saturday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he generally supports the idea of a trilateral meeting involving the national security advisors of Ukraine, the United States and Russia, expressing cautious optimism about the prospect of such a meeting.

Representatives of the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye have expressed support for the near-term establishment and operationalization of the Board of Peace as a transitional administration in Gaza, US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff said Saturday.

Vietnamese authorities on Friday kicked off construction of the first component of the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway, an important project aimed at enhancing regional connectivity and promoting economic development in northern Vietnam.At the ceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Construction

Officials and experts on Friday called for deeper China-Africa cooperation to unlock Africa's vast animal resources potential, highlighting science and technology as key drivers for transforming the sector.The call was made at the Forum on Science and Technology for African Animal Resources

Brazil's Federal Supreme Court on Friday authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to undergo surgery, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed to veto a congressional bill that could reduce sentences for Bolsonaro and others convicted of an attempted coup.Judge Alexandre de Moraes, overseeing

People pose for selfies at the Story of Lights themed park in Prague, the Czech Republic, Dec. 19, 2025. An Europe-themed light park illuminates the banks of the Vltava River in Prague, offering visitors an immersive journey of architecture and light.

A New Year tree is lit up in Astana, Kazakhstan, Dec. 19, 2025. A New Year tree lighting ceremony was held in Astana on Friday, with more than 40 large New Year trees lit up across the city. The ceremony was accompanied by a citywide "fairy-tale fest" featuring concerts, dance performances and firew

This photo take on Dec. 19, 2025 shows icicle formations near a harbor in Russian Far East city of Vladivostok. The water vapor carried by the sea breeze condensed on street lamps, rails and other objects, forming icicles and icefall, the landmark landscape of the winter here.

Cambodia said on Saturday that the Thai military had used an F-16 fighter jet to bomb a concrete bridge inside Cambodian territory."At 10:58 p.m. (on Dec. 19), the Thai military deployed an F-16 fighter jet to drop two bombs, destroying the civilian O' Jik Bridge at the border area between Chong

The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has a constant drone of ocean. While it can be loud, the view is serene — at first glance, it is only deep blue water and

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope got a rare look at the aftermath of two cosmic collisions — and helped scientists solve a decades-old mystery.Many years ago, scientists saw a dense, bright spot near a young star called Fomalhaut. They thought it could be a planet and continued to track it.But in