Vanessa Buschschlüter Latin America editor, News Online
MIGUEL GUTIÉRREZ/EPA/Shutterstock Rports alleging that detainees have continued to be tortured in Venezuela following the seizure of President Nicolás Maduro by US forces in January are concerning, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, says.
Maduro has been replaced in power by one of his loyal allies, former Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez, under
Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent, Tammun, occupied West Bank
Reuters Warning - this article contains a graphic description of a shooting.
In the few moments of silence after the shootings, before he was dragged from the family car, 12-year-old Khaled Bani Odeh thought he was the only member of his family left alive.
Seconds before, his parents and two youngest brothers had been shot dead through the
Paul Adams Diplomatic correspondent
Getty Images Throughout his two terms in office, US President Donald Trump has not been shy to criticise – even to attack – Washington's Nato allies.
But his latest suggestion – that failing to secure the Strait of Hormuz would be "very bad for the future of Nato" – implies an understanding of the alliance's purpose that has already raised eyebrows.
"Nato was created as a… defensive alliance," Gen Sir Nick Carter, former chief of the Defence Staff
Simon Atkinson , Australia producer and
Gabriela Pomeroy
Getty Images Two members of Iran's national women's football team who sought asylum in Australia have been pictured training at the grounds of the A-league football team Brisbane Roar.
"Everything will be fine," one of them, Fatemeh Pasandideh, posted on Instagram.
She and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh were among seven Iranian footballers who originally said they were seeking asylum on their trip to the Women's Asian
AFP via Getty Images Kenya's foreign minister says Russia has agreed to stop deploying Kenyan nationals to fight in the war in Ukraine, after talks in Moscow.
Sitting beside his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, Musalia Mudavadi said both sides had agreed that Kenyans would no longer be recruited through Russia's defence ministry. "They will no longer be eligible to be enlisted," he said
Reuters The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) biggest port and oil storage facility, Fujairah, and Dubai's international airport have come under further drone attacks as Iran continues to target Gulf transport and oil infrastructure.
Flights were temporarily suspended on Monday after a fire broke out near the airport after a "drone-related incident".
A fire also raged after a drone attack on the strategically important port and
Vanessa Buschschlüter Latin America editor, News Online
MARCOS PIN/AFP via Getty Image The Ecuadorean government has deployed more than 75,000 police officers and soldiers to four of the country's most violence-wracked provinces, the interior minister says.
The authorities have also declared a night-time curfew in these areas as part of a "new phase" in their "war" on criminal gangs.
Since coming to office in November 2023, President Daniel Noboa has tried to quell
Khanyisile Ngcobo Johannesburg
Getty Images A former member of an elite police unit has been charged with the murder of a whistleblower who testified at a major police corruption inquiry in South Africa.
Matipandile Sotheni, 41, appeared in court accused of killing Marius van der Merwe in December last year.
Sotheni is accused of shooting dead Van der Merwe in full view of his family in a case that caused national outrage.