Venezuelans watch a new round of talks between the government and opposition

CARACAS (AP) – Venezuelans are watching the start of a round of U.S.-backed talks between the ruling party and the opposition on Saturday with cautious optimism after several previous negotiations failed to bring reconciliation.

Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access

NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it. The social media posts of the world’s most powerful man are going on sale Saturday when his Truth Social business begins offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay up.

Reaction in Gaza as Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm

Reaction in Gaza as Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and others

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and others

Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) – The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog. The result is a historic rise in the number of people missing court dates and being immediately ordered deported as the system struggles to keep up, new data shows.

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

PHOENIX (AP) – Authorities released an early ransom note in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in hopes that someone will recognize the writing style. A second note, also released Friday, said Guthrie died shortly after she was kidnapped and “is buried in nature now.”

Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains crew

LONDON (AP) – Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew, officials in the Arctic island nation said Saturday.

Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing 9

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – At least nine people were killed and 22 civilians injured in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv after Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, authorities said.

Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after 67 killed

CEUTA, Spain (AP) – Spain on Saturday installed a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after tens of thousands of migrants breached the frontier earlier in the week.