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    February 22, 2019
    A small group of supporters of the opposition and Juan Guaido shout their support from the back of a truck in San Cristobal, Venezuela on February 21, 2019.
    Two dead after Venezuelan national guard opens fire on opposition supporters
    SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela - Venezuelan soldiers opened fire on a group of civilians attempting to keep open a segment of the southern border with...
    news/world14 hours 55 min ago
    President Donald Trump. Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
    Trump says he expects to meet with China's Xi and finalize new trade deal
    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that he will "probably" host Chinese President Xi Jinping next month at his Mar-a-Lago estate...
    news/world15 hours 21 min ago
    February 21, 2019
    Venezuelans grab their luggage, some with the help of porters, before heading to the border with Colombia in the border town of San Antonio, Venezuela on February 19. Washington Post photo by Michael Robinson
    Venezuela braces for clash over US-backed aid
    SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela - At Tachira Central Hospital, ceilings are caving in, most ambulances don't work, and antibiotics are scarce. Now harried...
    news/worldFebruary 21, 2019 - 8:19pm
    February 20, 2019
    President Donald Trump. Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
    Trump says Alabama woman who joined ISIS will not be allowed back into US
    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State will not be allowed back into the United...
    news/worldFebruary 20, 2019 - 7:38pm
    Researchers say man-made climate change caused Australian rodent extinction
    BRAMBLE CAY, Australia -- Years ago, the small, ratlike rodents could be seen scurrying across the sand and coral rubble on the Australian island of Bramble Cay.
    science-and-nature/newsFebruary 20, 2019 - 2:55pm
    February 19, 2019
    Pope Francis, seen here in January in Santiago, Chile, has been accused by a former Vatican ambassador of covering up sexual abuse. That ambassador -- Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò demanded that Francis step down. Bloomberg photo by Tamara Merino
    'The pope ignored them': Alleged abuse of deaf children on two continents points to Vatican failings
    LUJAN DE CUYO, Argentina -When investigators swept in and raided the religious Antonio Provolo Institute for the Deaf, they uncovered one of...
    news/worldFebruary 19, 2019 - 10:21am
    February 17, 2019
    U.S. Special Forces soldiers at a front line outpost outside Manbij, Syria, Feb. 7, 2018. Four Russian nationals, and perhaps dozens more, were killed in fighting between pro-government forces in eastern Syria and members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, according to Russian and Syrian officials. A Syrian military officer said that about 100 Russian soldiers had been killed in the fighting on Feb. 7 and 8. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times Copyright 2018 / New York Times)
    Syrian military linked to more than 300 chemical attacks, report says
    The Syrian government and affiliated forces have launched more than 300 attacks using chemical weapons during the country's nearly eight-year...
    news/worldFebruary 17, 2019 - 9:40am
    February 9, 2019
    File photo of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip greeting veterans during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the D-Day landing at Sword Beach in Ouistreham, France, June 6, 2014. (Stephen Crowley/Copyright 2019 The New York Times)
    Britain's Prince Philip surrenders his driving licence weeks after crash
    When Britain's Prince Philip flipped his Land Rover last month and miraculously walked away from what could have been a deadly accident, many...
    news/worldFebruary 9, 2019 - 5:09pm
    February 6, 2019
    President Donald Trump holds up a letter he says is from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he leads a meeting of his Cabinet on Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. Washington Post photo by Bill O'Leary.
    US and North Korea face to meet in Vietnam, but specific location is undetermined
    WASHINGTON - As U.S. and North Korean negotiators rush to nail down logistics for a summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in...
    news/worldFebruary 6, 2019 - 6:52pm
    February 2, 2019
    A WestJet airplane (Joshua Komer/Grand Forks Herald)
    A drunk passenger forced a plane to land. It cost him $16,000.
    A few preflight drinks can get expensive rather quickly. But for David Stephen Young, a round of six alcoholic beverages he drank before his...
    news/worldFebruary 2, 2019 - 3:49pm
    February 1, 2019
    Mike Pompeo, U.S. secretary of state, on April 12, 2018. Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer
    US to withdraw from nuclear pact with Russia
    WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced Friday that the United States will pull out of a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, ending...
    news/worldFebruary 1, 2019 - 7:57pm
    January 31, 2019
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican Congressional Leadership at the White House in September. Bloomberg photo by Yuri Gripas
    Senate rebukes Trump's military drawdown plans in Syria, Afghanistan
    WASHINGTON - The vast majority of Senate Republicans backed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday in a rebuke of President Donald Trump's...
    news/worldJanuary 31, 2019 - 8:48pm
    January 28, 2019
    National security adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Aug 16. Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
    Trump administration announces sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil industry
    WASHINGTON - The Trump administration escalated its efforts to force Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power Monday, blocking all U.S....
    news/worldJanuary 28, 2019 - 8:43pm
    January 27, 2019
    Hundreds evacuated at site of Brazil dam collapse amid fears of second dam breach
    BRUMADINHO, Brazil - Rescue operations in central Brazil continued for a third day Sunday after the deluge from a collapsed mining dam left 40 dead and 200 missing on Friday. Fears that another dam in the region would burst after a drain broke prompted authorities to evacuate 350...
    news/worldJanuary 27, 2019 - 5:50pm
    January 24, 2019
    Juan Guaido gestures to a crowd in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. Bloomberg photo by Carlos Becerra
    Standoff between Venezuela and US intensifies
    CARACAS, Venezuela - The United States and Venezuela remained in a standoff Thursday as the Trump administration ordered the evacuation of some...
    news/worldJanuary 24, 2019 - 7:49pm
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