Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado draws a huge Madrid rally

MADRID (AP) – Venezuela’s exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado drew several thousand supporters Saturday to a rally in Madrid, where the Nobel laureate declined a meeting with Spain’s progressive Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on a multicountry European tour.

US Democrats join a progressive rally in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Progressive leaders from around the globe gathered in Barcelona on Saturday to try and galvanize their forces and defend the multilateral rules-based order in a world turning to the right and violently torn by superpowers.

Peru's interim president defers $3.5 billion fighter jet purchase

LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peruvian interim President José María Balcázar has deferred the decision to purchase 24 fighter jets valued at $3.5 billion to his successor who will emerge after a runoff in the country’s presidential election.

Canadian man facing 14 murder charges will plead guilty to aiding suicide

VANCOUVER, British Colombia (AP) – A Canadian man facing murder charges for allegedly selling lethal substances online to people at risk of self-harm has agreed to plead guilty to counseling or aiding suicide, his lawyer said Saturday.

Iran war impacts the cost and availability of flights

As the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips.

Trump says Israel is 'prohibited' from further strikes on Lebanon

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Trump says Israel is ‘prohibited’ from further strikes on Lebanon, saying ‘enough is enough’ in Israel-Hezbollah war. The U.S. leader offered the unusually blunt statement demanding restraint from Israel, the day after Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

Starmer rejects calls to resign over Mandelson appointment

LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington was appointed despite failing security checks.

Middle East Wars: The Latest Updates

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels. Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said the strategic waterway “is declared completely open,” in line with the new ceasefire in Lebanon, and Trump said the strait is “ready for full passage.”

A fragile calm in Lebanon as a US-brokered truce holds

BEIRUT (AP) – A fragile calm settled over parts of Lebanon on Friday as a 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States took hold between Israel and Hezbollah, prompting thousands of displaced families to begin the journey home – even under uncertainty.