Impoverished Venezuelans have reacted with fury after videos of President Nicolas Maduro gorging on succulent pieces of meat in a restaurant owned by a celebrity Turkish chef went viral. "This is once in a lifetime," enthuses Maduro with his wife Cilia Flores as Nusret Gokce, a social...

China Tuesday announced tariffs on US goods worth $60 billion in retaliation for President Donald Trump's decision to slap duties on $200 billion in Chinese products next week. Tariffs of between five and 10 percent will take effect on some 5,200 US products on Monday, on the same day...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin, an Israeli diplomatic source said Tuesday, following the downing of a Russian plane over Syria. The official, who declined to be named, said the conversation would take place "shortly"...

Amnesty International says Egypt's crackdown on freedom of expression has reached "alarming" levels, calling for the unconditional release of Egyptians jailed for peacefully expressing their views. The rights group launched a campaign called "Egypt, an Open-Air Prison for Critics" on...