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First US-Venezuela flight in seven years takes off as relations improve

First US-Venezuela flight in seven years takes off as relations improve

First direct US-Venezuela flight in seven years departed Miami for Caracas on Thursday, marking a major thaw in diplomatic relations between the two countries

Asia
Iran defies Trump's blockade as oil prices soar to four-year high

Iran defies Trump's blockade as oil prices soar to four-year high

Iran's president says the US naval blockade is 'doomed to fail' as Brent crude surges past $126 a barrel and Trump prepares to be briefed on new military options

Europe
Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond during royal US visit

Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond during royal US visit

Mamdani urged King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India during the monarch's state visit to the US

Middle East
Iran's Ghalibaf says US blockade designed to split nation and force collapse

Iran's Ghalibaf says US blockade designed to split nation and force collapse

Iran's parliament speaker Bagher Ghalibaf warns the US blockade of Iranian ports aims to divide hardliners from moderates and push Tehran into internal collapse

North America
Trump warns Iran blockade could last months, sending oil soaring

Trump warns Iran blockade could last months, sending oil soaring

Trump faces mounting pressure to end the war, which is unpopular even among his base, raises fuel costs for Americans and unsettles US allies