February 26, 2019 Univision anchor Jorge Ramos reveals Venezuela's Maduro became upset over questions about torture and if he is a dictator Univision anchor Jorge Ramos describes the anger that boiled inside Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as he interviewed him about election fraud and hunger in the nation. Ramos was detained at the presidential palace for two hours.
February 26, 2019 US, Taliban express optimism about latest talks The United States and the Taliban have expressed optimism about the latest round of talks aimed at ending the 17-year war in Afghanistan.
February 26, 2019 Attacked and powerless, Venezuela soldiers choose desertion The simple house on a street ridden with potholes in this town on Colombia's restive border with Venezuela has become a refuge for the newly homeless — 40 Venezuelan soldiers who abandoned their posts and ran for their lives.
February 25, 2019 Bernie Sanders refuses to call Venezuela's Maduro 'dictator,' says 'democratic operations taking place' 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday night refused to call Venezuela's disputed President Nicolás Maduro a “dictator,” saying “there are still democratic operations taking place” in the war-torn country.
February 25, 2019 Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, team detained, released in Venezuela, network says Univision anchor Jorge Ramos and five members of his team were detained and later released in Caracas, Venezuela by President Nicolas Maduro on Monday during an interview in which the embattled president "didn't like the questions" he was being asked, the network said.
February 25, 2019 Journalist Jorge Ramos' equipment seized at Maduro interview A team of American journalists led by Univision's Jorge Ramos had their equipment and phones seized at Venezuela's presidential palace after Nicolas Maduro abruptly ended an interview.
February 25, 2019 AP Explains: What everyone wants at the Trump-Kim summit President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will likely be all smiles as they shake hands later this week in Hanoi for a meeting meant to put flesh on what many critics call their frustratingly vague first summit in Singapore.
February 25, 2019 New Cuban constitution gets 87 percent approval Cuban authorities say a new constitution has been approved by nearly 87 percent of voters, a relatively low figure for a country where official proposals routinely receive higher than 90 percent approval.
February 25, 2019 Mexico president sells predecessors' bulletproof cars Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says his administration has auctioned off most of the bulletproof and luxury vehicles used by past presidents.
February 25, 2019 More people leave Syria's last IS holdout Evacuations from the last pocket of territory held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria have continued amid a standoff between the militants and the U.S.-backed forces besieging them.