Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for major anti-government demonstrations on Saturday to put further pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
Widespread flooding in Iran has claimed more than 20 lives. President Hassan Rouhani inspected a flood-hit area and promised to compensate those affected by the disaster.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guiado charged Tuesday that the deployment of Russian troops in the troubled South American country violates its constitution.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the country may carry out further attacks against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.
Japan will expand DNA tests for human remains from World War Two in Okinawa Prefecture that have not been identified more than 70 years after the war ended.
A new blackout hit many regions in Venezuela including much of Caracas on Monday, sowing alarm two weeks after a nationwide outage that paralyzed the country.
