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Colombia to work with US on drug trafficking: president 04 Feb 2026 - 08:26 pm

Bogota: Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that he and USPresident Donald Trump had agreed to jointly combat drug trafficking, while acknowledging...

NASA Moon mission launch delayed to March after test 03 Feb 2026 - 04:58 pm

New York: NASA said Tuesday it is pushing back to March the launch of its first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in...

Cuban tourism in crisis; visitors repelled by fuel, power shortages 02 Feb 2026 - 11:33 pm

Havana: Cuba's tourism sector suffered a sharp decline in 2025, with shortages of basic goods repelling visitors even before the United States began...

Laura Fernandez wins Costa Rica presidential election 02 Feb 2026 - 11:54 am

San José: Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday by a landslide after promising to crack down hard on rising violence...

Prominent Venezuelan activist released after over four years in jail 01 Feb 2026 - 11:14 pm

Caracas: Renowned Venezuelan human rights activist Javier Tarazona was freed Sunday after more than four years in a notorious Caracas prison on charges...

Snowstorm disrupts travel in southern US as blast of icy weather widens 01 Feb 2026 - 12:14 pm

Washington, United States: Travel misery was set to continue Sunday as a powerful snowstorm blasted southern US states, bringing subzero temperatures to regions...

New head of US mission in Venezuela arrives as ties warm 01 Feb 2026 - 12:08 am

Caracas: The new head of the US diplomatic mission to Venezuela arrived in the country on Saturday as relations gradually resume after the...

Snow storm barrels into southern US as blast of icy weather widens 31 Jan 2026 - 07:36 pm

Washington: A powerful snow storm bore down Saturday on southern states as icy weather that has left more than 100 dead across a...

'Misrepresent reality': AI-altered shooting image surfaces in US Senate 31 Jan 2026 - 11:32 am

Washington, United States: An AI-enhanced image depicting the moments before immigration agents shot an American nurse ricocheted across the internet -- and also...

Bezos's Blue Origin to 'pause' space tourism to focus on Moon efforts 31 Jan 2026 - 10:49 am

New York: Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin said Friday it would temporarily pause flights of its space tourism rocket to focus more...

Trump names replacement for fired labor statistics chief 31 Jan 2026 - 08:37 am

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Friday named a new nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), after he...

Antonio Guterres warns of imminent financial collapse of UN 31 Jan 2026 - 08:30 am

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned today of the imminent financial collapse facing the international organization, urging member states to fulfill their...

Trump nominates former US Fed official as next Central Bank chief 30 Jan 2026 - 04:56 pm

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is nominating Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, to be the next...

Trump announces reopening of Venezuelan airspace to commercial flights 29 Jan 2026 - 10:05 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced that Venezuela's airspace will be reopened to commercial flights, signaling a further shift in relations between...

US announces resumption of food aid distribution in Somalia 29 Jan 2026 - 08:46 pm

Washington: The US announced Thursday the resumption of food aid distribution in Somalia following the demolition of a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse...

Colombia plane crash investigators battle poor weather to reach site 29 Jan 2026 - 11:43 am

Cúcuta,Colombia: Investigators were battling thick fog in theColombian mountains Thursday to reach the site of a plane crash that killed all 15 people...

Colombia plane crash investigators battle poor weather to reach site 29 Jan 2026 - 10:33 am

Cúcuta, Colombia: Investigators were battling thick fog in the Colombian mountains Thursday to reach the site of a plane crash that killed all...

Fifteen dead, including lawmaker, in Colombia plane crash 29 Jan 2026 - 01:09 am

Bogotá: An airplane carrying 15 people, including a lawmaker, crashed near Colombia's border with Venezuela on Wednesday, killing all passengers and crew, Colombia's...