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A special commission of Venezuela’s National Assembly announced Tuesday that over 3,200 people have been fully released since the amnesty law took effect four days ago. This group includes both former detainees and those previously under house arrest or other restrictive measures. Lawmaker Jorge...

Venezuela’s acting president on Thursday signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers, and many others, effectively acknowledging that the government has held hundreds of people in prison for political motivations. The approval marks a reversal...

A second round of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Geneva on Monday ended without concrete results. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and a team of technical experts met with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner...

Peru’s Congress voted Tuesday to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations, triggering a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the nation’s April presidential and congressional elections. Jerí is under a preliminary investigation into...

A judge in the United States has ordered the National Park Service (NPS) to restore an exhibit about nine people who were enslaved by former President George Washington at a historical site in the city of Philadelphia. The ruling on Monday came after Philadelphia sued President Donald Trump’s...

Syrian ⁠forces ⁠have taken control of the strategic al-Tanf military base near the border with Iraq and Jordan, the Syrian Defence Ministry has said, amid the withdrawal of a longstanding United States troop presence at the base. The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that Syrian Arab Army...

The forced recruitment of children by illegal armed groups in Colombia has quadrupled over the last five years, UNICEF said Thursday, citing a surge in regional violence and a systemic lack of opportunities within vulnerable communities. “Children are not merely caught in the crossfire; they are...

Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council has handed power to U.S.-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime after almost two years of tumultuous governance marked by rampant gang violence that has left thousands dead. The transfer of power between the nine-member transitional council and 54-year...

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, her latest major reform since the U.S. military abducted the country’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife earlier this month. “We have decided to push ahead with a...

Authorities in Venezuela have freed more than 100 people listed as political prisoners, according to a rights group, including a lawyer who was imprisoned in 2024 after visiting clients at a detention facility. The Caracas-based Foro Penal said at least 104 prisoners were released on Sunday and that...