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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrive at the National Assembly for his swearing-in ceremony for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025

Venezuela's Maduro begins new term as US raises arrest bounty

The US announces an increased $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelas President Maduro on day he's sworn in for a third term.

Syrian opposition fighters remove a government Syrian flag from an official building in Salamiyah, east of Hama, Syria, on Saturday.

Insurgents reach gates of Syria's capital, threatening to upend decades of Assad rule

Insurgents' stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs.

China is the world's largest producer of renewable energy.

How will China impact the future of climate change? You might be surprised

As a new Trump administration signals a retreat on climate action, China is stepping up. China is the biggest producer of climate technologies like electric vehicles and solar panels.

A reward poster hangs on a light pole outside the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York last week. The NYPD offered up to $10,000 for tips leading to the shooting suspect's arrest, while the FBI offered up to $50,000.

Will Luigi Mangione's tipster get the $60K reward? It's complicated

The FBI and NYPD offered up to $60,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect. But cashing in on the reward is a complicated process.

This image made from a video shows a landslide near an international shipping terminal in Port Vila, Vanuatu following a powerful earthquake on Tuesday.

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

The earthquake was centered 10 miles west of Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu, a group of 80 islands that is home to about 330,000 people.

Fei Liwei, of China, competes during a heat in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Saturday in Nanterre, France. He's one of 11 Chinese swimmers competing in Paris who face questions over a 2021 sports doping case.

Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows

Chinese athletes say they compete "clean" despite positive drug tests in 2021 that were kept secret. Diplomatic tensions over the case continue to escalate as U.S. officials push for reform.

The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of former President Jimmy Carter lies in the Capitol Rotunda during a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, in Washington, D.C.

U.S. leaders honor former President Jimmy Carter's legacy of service and citizenship

Speaker Mike Johnson and Vice President Harris eulogized the 39th president at a U.S. Capitol Rotunda ceremony, and he will now lie in state until Thursday.

Martin S. Indyk speaks at the State Department, July 29, 2013, in Washington.

Martin Indyk, former U.S. diplomat and author, dies at 73

Veteran diplomat Martin S. Indyk, an author and leader at prominent U.S. think tanks who devoted years to finding a path toward peace in the Middle East, died Thursday. He was 73.

Participants gather during a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order

South Korea's parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion over his controversial Dec. 3 martial law decree.

A TV screen shows a file image of Ri Il Kyu, a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba, during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. South Korea's spy agency said Ri has fled to South Korea, the latest in a series of defections by members of the North's ruling elite in recent years.

A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defects to South Korea

South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North's ruling elite that likely hurt leader Kim Jong Un's push to bolster his leadership.

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