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Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast and leftist leader Jeannette Jara have made combatting crime key to their agendas.

US President Trump imposes new sanctions on Maduro family members as he ups pressure to oust Venezuelan president.

Rob McBride and his crew were filming with the Thai military near the Cambodian border when an artillery duel broke out.

Beijing's turnaround offers India lessons for cleaner, safer air.

The footage, aired on Israeli TV, shows the captives observing Hanukkah in a Gaza tunnel months before they died.

US President Donald Trump has claimed to have ended eight wars and secured peace in the Middle East.

Israeli media has released what it says is video of 6 Israeli captives held in a tunnel in Gaza before they were killed.

Girls in Afghanistan are banned from schools and sport beyond the age of 12 but IOC member has hope for Taliban talks.

Raids hit hills and valleys as Israeli military keeps up pressure, it says, to force Hezbollah to disarm.

Liverpool dropped Mohamed Salah from their squad for their match in Milan, sparking interest from the Saudi Pro League.

Loyalist troops aided by Nigeria's air force foiled putsch, but confidence in nation's democratic stability is shaken.

Staff at the International Criminal Court have described the sweeping effect of US sanctions on their daily lives.

Venezuela tanker seizure by the US aims to starve the Maduro government of funds, says analyst Christopher Sabatini

Thailand opened nine front lines as of yesterday [December 11], this morning it's been extended."

Riot police moved in to put out fires started by protesters outside Portugal's parliament on the day of a general strike

Visitors from 'visa waiver' countries will have to provide a five-year social media history to enter the US.

Jonathan Crickx on how the intense storms battering Gaza are deepening an already dire humanitarian crisis.

Supporter groups say soaring prices threaten to turn 2026 tournament into 'Corporate Games'.

The Department of Homeland Security has pledged to appeal the latest ruling, slamming it as 'naked judicial activism'.

Palestine's record-breaking run in the Arab Cup has come to an end after a quarter-final loss against Saudi Arabia.

Storm Byron has caused a number of houses, walls and tents to collapse across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Report finds paramilitary group responsible for vast majority of attacks as conflict devastates civilian population.

The 156-day trial, the most high-profile use of Beijing's draconian national security law, is set to come to a close.

Trump's violent new tactics build on years of US sanctions and intervention that have devastated ordinary Venezuelans.

Vessels targeted by the US are supertankers that recently loaded crude oil in Venezuela.

Study finds Africa's forests, responsible for one-fifth of global carbon removal, are now generating carbon instead.

Families in Gaza tent camps suffer soaked belongings, knee-deep water and severe hardship after torrential rains.

Cambodia rejects claims of preparing to launch Chinese-made missiles and using foreign fighters in border clashes.

For 1.5 million Palestinians living under plastic sheets, Storm Byron means more than bad weather.

Two 20cm waves were observed in locations off the northeast coast of Japan before the advisory was lifted.

Intense downpours were swept into the region this week by an 'atmospheric river' storm system from the Pacific Ocean.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un tells key party meeting that fighting with Russia demonstrates the 'prestige of our army'.

The Midwestern state bucks a nationwide trend to embrace more partisan-leaning maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

These are the key developments from day 1,387 of Russia's war on Ukraine.

The court has been investigating the government of President Nicolas Maduro for crimes against humanity since 2023.

Twenty states had challenged the end of the programme, meant to make localities more resilient to natural disasters.

The case, filed in a California court, is the first suit linking the chatbot to murder.

Displaced Palestinians in dire need of tents, blankets, warm clothing in harsh winter climate.

Diplomatic efforts intensify with Trump impatient for a deal.

Detectives are appealing for help after hundreds of artefacts documenting British colonial history were stolen.

Ukraine leader says US wants zone as buffer between armies, underlining that referendum needed for any land schemes.

Experts are worried that Paramount-Skydance might undercut the editorial independence of CNN, among other issues.

Storm Byron is set to hit Gaza as nearly 1.5 million Palestinians shelter in flood-prone camps with little protection.

Palestine were appearing in the quarterfinals of the FIFA Arab Cup for the first time at Qatar 2025, but Saudi win 2-1.

We compare and contrast the US Coast Guard's seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker with US condemnation of maritime piracy.

Venezuela's allies have gained new prominence amid US pressure campaign and military build-up.

A legislative impasse and border fighting force Thailand into an early election under mounting public pressure.

Palestinians in Gaza celebrated after Israeli-backed militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab was killed.

Democrats voted down a Republican bill that would have provided limited relief for out-of-pocket healthcare costs.

New Delhi is deepening economic ties with Moscow, despite pressure from Washington.