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The Venezuelan army on Monday detained 27 members of the National Guard who stole weapons and abducted four officers, officials said. “A small group of soldiers were arrested who betrayed their oath of allegiance to the homeland,” said a statement published

Martin Fayulu’s call for protest after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) top court declaration of Felix Tshisikedi as president-elect on Sunday flopped according to media reports. Despite the confirmation of the court, the second-placed candidate declared himself winner and called

Protesters clashed with police outside Greece’s parliament during a rally that drew tens of thousands of people Sunday against the Greek-Macedonia name deal. Demonstrators threw rocks, flares, firebombs, paint and other objects at riot police who responded with tear gas. Some

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Sunday that he will skip next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos in order to address mass protests against his economic policies at home. “In light of the economic situation, I will be returning home

The Vatican received information in 2015 and 2017 that an Argentine bishop close to Pope Francis had taken naked selfies, exhibited “obscene” behavior and had been accused of misconduct with seminarians, his former vicar general told The Associated Press, undermining Vatican

Azerbaijanis thronged on Sunday to Martyrs’ Lane in the capital Baku to mark the 29th anniversary of Black January, remembering the violence from the breakup of the Soviet Union. Seen as the rebirth of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Black January witnessed

A third Qatari cash donation for impoverished Gaza civil servants will be made this week after it was held back by Israel in punishment for clashes at the border, a Qatari diplomat said Sunday. Qatar in November began a six-month, $150

An unusual set of celestial circumstances comes together Sunday for skywatchers in Europe, Africa and the Americas, where a total lunar eclipse may be glimpsed, offering a view of a large, red Moon. The full Moon will appear bigger than normal