In a coordinated response to the Venezuelan crisis, Spain, France, Germany and the UK have said they are ready to recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president if elections are not called in the coming week. "If within eight days there are no fair, free and...

India on Saturday celebrated its 70th Republic Day with ceremonies held in the capital New Delhi and other parts of the country. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is on his first state visit to India, was the chief guest at the main Republic Day event held in the capital....

US President Donald Trump has yielded to pressure to end the longest government shutdown in US history, dropping his previous insistence on immediate funding to build a wall along the Mexican border. Friday's announcement on the bipartisan deal marked a retreat by Trump, suspending a political...

Russia and the US resisted on Friday efforts by the UN Security Council to take a tougher stand on climate change -- a day after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned of a lack of political will to fight global warming. More than 80 people including about 15 ministers -- a record according to...