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  "Never Forget": Trump Claims Credit As Venezuela Frees Political Prisoners

  US President Donald Trump said Venezuela has begun the process of releasing political prisoners, claiming the move was carried out "in a big way" following US action against the Venezuelan leadership.

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  'Iran Looking At Freedom Like Lever Before': Trump Vows US Support

  President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States is "ready to help" as protesters in Iran faced an intensifying crackdown by authorities of the Islamic republic.

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  US Launches Retaliatory Strikes Against Islamic State In Syria

  The US has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last months ambush that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.

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  Video Shows Israeli Settlers Beating 64-Year-Old Palestinian Man In West Bank

  A video circulating on social media shows dozens of masked men dressed in black hitting and kicking a man on the ground. Israeli settlers beat a 67-year-old man, Basim Saleh Yassin, as he was trying to flee a plant nursery in the West Bank.

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  Trump Signs Executive Order To Protect US-Held Money From Venezuela Oil

  US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil, after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro, the White House said.

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  Protesters Put Pre-Islamic Revolution Iran Flag On London Embassy

  A protester briefly replaced the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran on its London embassy with the former flag, flown before 1979, during a demonstration Saturday.

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  Ethiopia Begins Construction Of Africa's Biggest Airport

  Ethiopia on Saturday started building what the prime minister says will be Africa's biggest airport when completed in the town of Bishoftu, southeast of the capital Addis Ababa.

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  Greenland Parliament To Bring Forward Meeting To Discuss US Threats

  Greenland's parliament will bring forward a meeting to discuss its response to US threats to take control of the Arctic island, the leaders of the five political parties in the Greenlandic assembly said in a joint statement.

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  4 Oil Tankers That Left Venezuela In 'Dark Mode' Back In Its Waters

  At least four tankers, most of them loaded, that had departed from Venezuela in early January in 'dark mode' - or with their transponders off amid a strict US blockade - are now back in the South American country's waters

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  Protesters Are 'Enemies Of God': Iran Warns Of Death Penalty In Crackdown

  Amid two weeks of mass protests, Iran's attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, has warned that anyone participating in demonstrations will be considered an "enemy of God", a charge that comes with the death penalty under Iranian law.

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  6 Killed In Mass Shooting In US State Of Mississippi, Suspect Arrested

  At least six people were fatally shot on Friday night in Clay County, Mississippi, and the suspect is in custody.

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  Indonesia Suspends Elon Musk's Grok AI Over Pornographic Content

  Indonesia suspended Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok on Saturday over concerns about AI-generated pornographic content, the country's communication and digital affairs minister said.

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  US Will 'Seek Wars' Till Its Economy Depends On Oil: Colombian President

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that the US will continue to seek wars as long as their economy depends on oil and coal. In his remark, he also added that if the US had not pulled out of the Paris Agreement, "there would be no wars".

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  Zohran Mamdani Calls Hamas A "Terrorist Organisation" Amid New York Protests

  New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani has condemned pro-Hamas chants during a heated protest outside a synagogue in Queens on Thursday night. The protest was led by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation (PAL-Awda).

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  Son Of Ousted Iran Shah Urges Protesters To 'Prepare To Seize' City Centres

  The protests have spread across much of Iran over the last two weeks, beginning in response to soaring inflation but quickly turning political, with protesters calling for clerical rulers to step down.

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  Can Denmark Stop The US In Greenland? A Military Comparison

  Donald Trump has renewed his push to acquire Greenland, with the White House saying that several options are being explored to bring the semi-autonomous Danish territory under US control, including possible military action.

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  Machado Offers Peace Prize To Trump, Nobel Committee Reacts

  The Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified that the Peace Prize cannot be "shared, revoked or transferred", a statement which came even Venezuelan leader Mara Corina Machado said she would want to give the prize to Donald Trump.

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  Proposal For Barron Trump To Marry Danish Princess Goes Viral: 'Give Greenland As Dowry'

  Social media users joked that Barron Trump marrying Danish Princess Isabella could resolve tensions over Greenland amid US annexation talks.

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  Another Hindu Man Killed In Bangladesh, Was Thrashed, Poisoned

  Members of the Hindu community in Bangladesh continue to be targeted. A Hindu man, identified as Joy Mahapatro, was killed on Thursday in the Sunamganj district.

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  'Don't Want To Be Americans': Greenland Leaders Amid Trump's Takeover Push

  "We don't want to be Americans," Greenland's political parties said after US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory.