Venezuelan judge moves to strip Guaido's immunity

CARACAS - Venezuela's chief justice on Monday reconfirmed the order to prohibit opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving the country and asked the National Constituent Assembly to strip him of his parliamentary immunity.

US halts F-35 equipment to Turkey

The United States has halted delivery of equipment related to the F-35 stealth fighter aircraft to Turkey, marking the first concrete US step to block delivery of the jet to the NATO ally in light of Ankara's planned purchase of a Russian missile defense system, Reuters reported.

Zelensky takes lead in Ukraine presidential vote

The leader of the Servant of the People political party Volodymyr Zelensky and incumbent Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have entered a runoff presidential election with 97.48 percent of the vote counted, Ukraine's Central Election Co mmission said on Tuesday.

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A recycling crisis as markets shrink

The "good old days" when Karen could walk to redeem bottles and cans in an alley behind a supermarket are gone.

Runoff between Zelensky, Poroshenko likely in Ukrainian presidential race

Ukraine's presidential election, which took place Sunday, is likely to result in a runoff between comic actor Volodymyr Zelensky and incumbent President Petro Poroshenko as none of the 39 candidates won a majority in the poll.

Survey: Europeans less worried about immigration than thought

People in southern and eastern European nations are more concerned about the exodus of young compatriots than recent influxes of people from elsewhere, according to the findings of a new survey.

Venezuela plans to ration electricity

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday announced a 30-day plan to ration electricity following nationwide power cuts that have affected millions of people, the Associated Press reported, as the South American country was hit by a new blackout on Sunday morning that knocked out power nearly nationwide.

US Justice files for repeal of Obamacare

US President Donald Trump has ceded to Democrats a key issue for the 2020 election, one that helped them win last November's midterm elections and control of the House of Representatives: the Affordable Care Act, or ACA.

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Palm oil exporters in potential dispute

Palm oil, one of Southeast Asia's key cash crops, may trigger a possible trade dispute between the European Union and Indonesia and Malaysia.

Moon to meet with Trump in Washington on nuclear diplomacy

Moon Jae-in, president of the Republic of Korea, will travel to the United States in two weeks for a summit with US President Donald Trump on stalemated nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang, The Associated Press reported.