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The United States and Venezuela's interim government have agreed to reestablish diplomatic and consular ties, the US State Department said. In a statement released on Thursday, the State Department said it was focused on creating "the conditions ​for a peaceful transition to ​a democratically government." It's a sign of thawing ties between the nations after

US Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday met with representatives of several Latin American countries to discuss US security goals, saying that drug cartels must be targeted more aggressively. The meeting comes as the Trump adminstration has pledged a renewed focus on Latin American, which it has described as the "Trump Corollary" to the 19th-century Monroe

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, would be replaced. Her removal comes two days after she appeared in hearing before the US Congress and was grilled by both Republicans and Democrats. DHS is the third-largest department in the US government. Its chief responsibility for carrying out Trump's

When Donald Trump received Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Tuesday evening, the US president unleashed a tirade against Spain. He told reporters in the room that "Spain has been terrible," and that "we're going to cut off all trade" with the EU country. The reason is that Spain has opposed strikes on

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Young people gathered in Berlin's central Potsdamer Square on Thursday and marched through the German capital to protest against the government's plans to reintroduce military service. While the police counted around 3,000 participants, organizers claimed there were 6,000 demonstrators in Berlin and 50,000 in more than 130 towns and cities across Germany. "I don't think

Razed forests, collapsing fisheries and vanishing pollinators rarely register as national security threats. Yet recognition is growing that nature loss poses serious risks to political stability.  "Nature is a foundation of national security," authors from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) wrote in a recent assessment that draws a direct line between

"First, I want to say that our security authorities are keeping a close eye on the situation," emphasized Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt a few days after the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran. The politician from the conservative CDU party spoke of an "abstract threat," meaning that there is currently no specific evidence of planned

Iran has prepared itself for a long war, unlike the United States, Ali Larijani, secretary-general of the Middle East nation's Supreme National Security Council, said on the third day of the US-Israel war against Iran. Larijani reiterated what other officials of the Islamic Republic have been saying since the military conflict began: "We will defend

The ​Confederation of African Football (CAF) released a statement on its website on Thursday announcing that the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) would not kick off in Morocco on March 17 as planned. Instead, it is to be moved to the summer. "After discussions between CAF and its partners, ​FIFA and other stakeholders, CAF decided