Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez pitches newly opened oil sector to investors

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez preached of lucrative long-term opportunities in her resource-rich country at a Saudi-backed investment summit on Wednesday, offering a window into how Venezuela’s government is trying to lure investors to its oil sector.

S&P 500 closes out its worst week since Iran war started

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks closed out their worst week since the Iran war began and their fifth losing week in a row. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% and is now 8.7% below the all-time high it reached in January. The Dow Jones dropped 1.7%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2.1%. Crude oil prices rose again with no clear end in sight for the conflict.

Petro questions use of secondhand planes by military after deadly crash

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday questioned the use of secondhand planes by the country’s armed forces, as officials investigate the crash of a military transport plane that killed dozens of soldiers in southwestern Colombia.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his country’s strategic military arsenal, state media reported Sunday.

Colombia investigates military plane crash that killed 69

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Forensic experts in Colombia worked Wednesday to identify the remains of 69 security forces killed in a military transport plane crash in the country’s southwest, while authorities investigated the cause of the accident.

Pakistan will host US-Iran talks, while Iran warns US ground troops

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistan announced Sunday that it will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from the U.S. or Iran, and it was unclear whether the talks would be direct or indirect.

Colombia issues arrest warrants for rebel group members for Miguel Uribe killing

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Colombia’s attorney general on Tuesday said her office had obtained arrest warrants for seven members of a rebel group known as Segunda Marquetalia for the killing of Miguel Uribe, a conservative presidential hopeful who was shot in the head during a rally in Bogota in June 2025.

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66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – A military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombia’s armed forces said.