United States sanctions aimed at pressuring Nicolas Maduro to capitulate in his power struggle with self-proclaimed acting-president Juan Guaido have Venezuelans fearing they may be left facing fuel shortages. Whether they support the US sanctions or not, Venezuelans interviewed by AFP...

The pound ticked up slightly in Asia on Wednesday after suffering heavy losses on worries about a possible no-deal Brexit, while regional equities were mixed ahead of crunch trade talks between China and the United States. MPs on Tuesday returned to Westminster to vote on a series of...

Kabul has blamed Pakistan for forwarding its agenda through the Taliban in the proposed peace talks as Washington rushes to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Details emerging from the Pakistan-sponsored round of talks in Qatar, Doha between U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban have...

Pyongyang has sought relief from UN sanctions to “boost trust” ahead of a scheduled second summit between U.S. president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Trump and Kim broke the years long impasse last year after holding a historic summit in Singapore with an aim to...