The US secretary of state has said there was “overwhelming evidence” Venezuela’s opposition won the recent presidential election. In a statement Antony Blinken said it was clear Edmundo González, had
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked a pre-trial agreement reached with men accused of plotting the 11 September terrorist attacks. In a memo on Friday, Mr Austin also said
“I haven’t been able to see him. Or give him food. Or hand him his clothes. I don’t know if he has been beaten. I don’t know if he has
Katie Ledecky became the United States’ most decorated female Olympian and France’s Leon Marchand reached yet another final on a boisterous night of swimming in Paris. The USA – with
British tennis icon Andy Murray bowed out of professional tennis as his illustrious career ended with a straight-set defeat in the Olympic men’s doubles quarter-finals. Murray, the two-time Olympic singles
Millions of residents in northern Nigeria have been placed under 24-hour curfews amid nationwide protests against the high cost of living. Governments in the states of Kano, Jigawa, Yobe and
Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocka is receiving medical treatment after collapsing following her 200m medley heat at La Defense Arena at the Paris Olympics. Potocka, 21, collapsed by the side of
Landslides that hit the southern Indian state of Kerala earlier this week have killed 196 people. More than 200 people are still missing and some 9,000 people have been moved
Heavy rains and floods have affected several parts of India in recent weeks, killing scores of people and displacing thousands of others. Floods are not uncommon in the country –
US chip-maker Intel has said it plans to cut more than 15,000 job cuts as it seeks to revive the business and catch up with competitors. Shares in the company
