The US is asking the United Nations to remove the Venezuelan government's credentials and formally recognise self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido as the country's leader.
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the deteriorating situation.
Nick Harper reports from New York:
Arab League condemns Israeli settlers’ burning of mosque in West Bank
The Arab League has strongly condemned the burning of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in the West Bank by a group of Israeli settlers on Monday, stating that the crime constitutes a deliberate attack on places of worship.
Nepal's rapper-mayor in pole position to become prime minister
After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician has posted a typically terse message to millions of followers on social media.
Zelenskyy marks war anniversary vowing to fight on, with Ukraine's allies divided
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Cape Town airport fire disrupts international and domestic flights
A fire at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday disrupted international and domestic flights, though the state company that manages South Africa's airports said the fire had been extinguished.
All 7 on board killed after air ambulance crashes in India
An air ambulance crash in Jharkhand’s Chatra district has killed all seven people on board on Monday night, with the aircraft initially headed for Delhi from Ranchi.
