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Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez

Venezuela's interim leader Rodriguez set to visit US

Venezuela's interim president will soon visit the United States, a senior US official has said, further signalling US President Donald Trump's willingness to embrace the oil-rich country's new leader.

World • 22 Jan

The faint image of a hand stencil, a negative outline of a human hand created by placing a hand against a rock wall surface and spraying pigment paint around it, that has been dated to 67,800 years ago, in a limestone cave called Liang Metanduno on Muna,

World's oldest cave art discovered in Indonesia

A red stencil of a hand pressed against the wall of an Indonesian cave is the oldest rock art ever discovered, scientists said Wednesday, and sheds light on how humans first migrated to Australia.

News Lens • 21 Jan

Astronaut Suni Williams discusses her return from the International Space Station

NASA astronaut stuck in space for nine months retires

A NASA astronaut who was stuck in space for nine months because of problems with her spacecraft has retired after 27 years of service, the space agency has said.

News Lens • 21 Jan

Japan court sentences ex-PM Abe's killer to life in jail

The man charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been found guilty and has been jailed for life, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world.

Asia • 21 Jan

Firefighters and rescue personnel work at the site f the crash in Barcelona

One dead, 37 hurt after second Spain train crash in days

A commuter train near Barcelona ploughed into the rubble of a collapsed wall, killing one and injuring dozens in Spain's second deadly rail accident in days.

World • 21 Jan

US President Donald Trump during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland

Trump withdraws tariffs threat after Greenland NATO talks

US President Donald Trump has announced he has reached a "framework for a deal" over Greenland following a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte, and that he would therefore waive tariffs scheduled to hit European allies.

World • 22 Jan

US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC

Trump refuses to say how far he'll go on Greenland

US President Donald Trump has refused to say how far he will go on Greenland, but suggested that he could make a deal as European leaders voice alarm over his threats to seize the territory from ally Denmark.

World • 21 Jan

Irish skier dies following avalanche in Switzerland

A 53-year-old Irish man died overnight, Swiss police said Tuesday, following injuries sustained in one of several recent deadly avalanches in the Alps.

Europe • 20 Jan

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters

What is Trump's 'Board of Peace' and how will it work?

US President Donald Trump has asked countries to pay $1 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter seen by AFP.

World • 20 Jan

A marine life ranger stands near the closed signage of the North Steyne Beach in Sydney on January 19, 2026

Shark bites surfer in Australia's fourth attack in 48 hrs

Swimmers and surfers were warned today to steer clear of beaches in parts of eastern Australia after four shark attacks in the space of 48 hours.