Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely defined.
After the secretary of state unveiled a proposal for managing Venezuela and the U.S. forces boarded a Russian-flagged tanker and a second ship, President Trump had a phone call with President Gustavo Petro of Colombia amid escalating tensions between the two leaders.
Needing U.S. support to fend off Russia in Ukraine, European leaders have been cautious about criticizing President Trump on Greenland, Iran, Venezuela and much else.
Invited to Saudi Arabia for talks, dozens of Yemeni separatist officials went incommunicado on Wednesday as the conflict in their country took a sharp twist.
Rights groups accuse security forces of killing protesters and storming a hospital in the province of Ilam. State media claimed that some protesters were armed.
Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”
The first ship had eluded the Coast Guard after being stopped on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela. U.S. forces also boarded another tanker in international waters near the Caribbean.
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Fighting in the city of Aleppo resumed as talks to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into the national military appear to have stalled.
With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba’s economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened.
When President Trump shared an unverified photo of Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody, a corner of the internet followed a familiar playbook for newsmaking images: Talk about the clothes.