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US imposes sanctions on 4 Venezuelan oil firms and 4 more tankers in Maduro crackdown

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers, which the U.S. accuses of being part of a sha... Read More


Taiwan's president pledges to defend island's sovereignty after Chinese military drills

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to defend the self-ruled island's sovereignty in the face of China's "expansionist ambitions," days after Beijing wrapped up liv... Read More


Japan's emperor and his family greet New Year well-wishers

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family waved to a crowd of flag-waving New Year's well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday. Standing with his wife Masako ... Read More


US commits $480M in health funding to Ivory Coast, the latest to sign 'America First' health deals

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The United States and Ivory Coast signed a health deal Tuesday requiring the U.S. to commit $480 million to the West African nation's health sector as part of "America First" glob... Read More


UN makes first visit to Sudan's el-Fasher since its fall, finding dire conditions

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- A U.N. humanitarian team visited el-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region for the first time since a paramilitary force overran the city in October, carrying out a rampage that is belie... Read More


A Kenyan barber who wields a sharpened shovel thrives on Africa's social media craze

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Safari Martins leads his client Ian Njenga into a sparse shack on the rural roadside in Kiambu, at the edge of metropolitan Nairobi. On the shack's wooden walls hang a shovel, iro... Read More


Flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Afghanistan kill at least 17 people

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The season's first heavy rains and snowfall ended a prolonged dry spell but triggered flash floods in several areas of Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people and injuring 11 othe... Read More


Kim's daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that experts say bolstered her status as her father's poten... Read More


Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital and returns to jail in capital Brasilia

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery. A car took the embattled ex-leader ba... Read More


Channel Tunnel disruption affects Eurostar and vehicle shuttle between France and England

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Power problems and a stuck train interrupted rail services through the undersea Channel Tunnel connecting the United Kingdom and continental Europe on Tuesday, operators said, str... Read More