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A fourth U.S. citizen has been arrested in Venezuela in connection with an alleged plot to killPresident Nicolás Maduro, according to the country’s interior minister, Diosdado Cabello. The citizen, who has not been named, was detained Tuesday in the capital, Caracas, while taking photos of electrical and oil-industry infrastructure as well as military units, Cabello said during a speech before …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s Liberal Party was handed another loss at the ballot box on Monday.Louis-Philippe Sauvé won on the Bloc Québécois’ ticket to represent LaSalle-Émard-Verdun in parliament against Trudeau’s personally endorsed candidate, Liberal Laura Palestini.CANADA’S POILIEVRE SIGNALS PLANS FOR NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE AGAINST TRUDEAU GOVERNMENTThe race was a tight one, with Sauvé taking in 28 percent of the vote. …

A televised mayoral debate in Sao Paulo, Brazil got heated Sunday night, after one of the six candidates attacked another candidate with a metal chair. The Associated Press reported that Pablo Marcal, a personal development influencer turned right-wing politician, spoke about allegations against one of his opponents, José Luiz Datena, a former TV presenter turned candidate, during the debate. Marcal …

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., painted a grim picture of the world stage and predicted a 9/11-style attack on the U.S. if President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continue to control U.S. policy. Graham made the statement during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. He pointed to Iran’s escalating belligerence in the Middle East as well …

Argentine riot police unleashed water cannons and tear gas to disperse protesters who threw sticks, stones and Molotov cocktails outside Congress on Wednesday, escalating tensions before lawmakers were to vote on state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Milei. The vote is the most serious test to date of the libertarian leader’s vision of governance and change. Thousands …

French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap parliamentary elections after his party’s crushing defeat in the European parliamentary vote, insisting on Wednesday that voters will ultimately choose the “progressive bloc” over the far-right. In France, legislative elections decide the makeup of the parliament, not the occupant of the presidential Élysée Palace. Macron has a presidential mandate until …

The leader of Armenia on Wednesday declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said his government will decide later when to leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization, or CSTO, a grouping that includes Russia and the former Soviet Central Asian …

Haiti’s transitional council appointed a new Cabinet on Tuesday, marking the final step in rebuilding the government that will lead a country under siege by gangs. Government spokeswoman Kettia Marcellus confirmed the existence of the new Cabinet and its ministers to The Associated Press. Carlos Hercules, the attorney for Prime Minister Garry Conille, was appointed as minister of justice and …

Empowered by a stunning triumph at the European elections, France’s far-right National Rally on Tuesday hit the national campaign trail with its star leader, Jordan Bardella, promising supporters “the largest possible majority” at the upcoming parliamentary vote. Opposition parties on the left and right have been scrambling to form alliances and field candidates in the snap national elections called by …

Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others aboard a small military plane were killed when the aircraft crashed in a mountainous area in the southern African nation, the country’s president said Tuesday. Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera announced in a live address on state television that the plane was found after more than a day of searching the dense forests …