U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker with ties to Venezuela
U.S. forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the north Atlantic after a two week chase. This is part of the larger U.S. campaign aimed at tankers going to and from Venezuela.
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Cascades of red wine flood a city's streets in Portugal after huge tanks rupture
A viral video from the scene shows a "river of wine" coursing down a hilly street, sluicing over curbs. The wine escaped from two tanks at a distillery up the hill. -
The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home
When the U.S. role in the 1973 coup in Chile became known, activists took action. So did U.S. lawmakers. This is what happened after the U.S. helped topple a Marxist and aided a right-wing dictator. -
Cuba says it dismantled human trafficking ring recruiting for Russia's war in Ukraine
Havana says it is dismantling a network that seeks to recruit Cubans as mercenaries to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine. -
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks the country's defense minister
Zelenzkyy's move follows corruption scandals involving military contractors and a grinding summer counteroffensive that critics say underperformed. -
Chile will search for 1,000+ victims of forced disappearance by Pinochet dictatorship
It is the first time the Chilean government will lead the search for victims, something which victims' relatives and advocates have long carried out themselves and have sought help from the army. -
Biden orders restrictions on U.S. investments in Chinese technology
The executive order covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. Officials cited national security, rather than economic interests. -
78 years after bombing of Nagasaki, health experts raise alarm over risk of nuclear war
"Nuclear war is something which cannot be treated after the fact. It must be prevented." -
The Cossacks' traditions live on near the front lines in Ukraine
KHORTYTSIA, Ukraine — This lush, wild island, the largest on the Dnipro River, is just outside the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, not far from the front…
