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BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s outgoing leader said he doesn’t recognize the legitimacy of the incoming government of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, escalating tension as the nation prepares for a transfer of power on Aug. 7.

TOKYO – A shortage of critical minerals is starting to affect the broader Japanese economy, adding a sense of urgency for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to find alternatives to exports that China has cut off, according to recent corporate filings.

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia — Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the reappointment of the Caribbean Community’s secretary-general earlier this year was unlawful, and she wants the Caribbean Court of Justice to intervene in the dispute. Carla Barnett, who has been secretary-general of the 15-member Caribbean Community regional grouping since 2021, was reappointed to her. 

CARACAS, Venezuela – The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 3,535, authorities said on Monday, while nearly 18,000 people remain homeless more than a week after the disaster ​struck the capital and nearby coastal areas. Top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said the latest official tally showed 16,740 people injured and 17,854 left without ⁠housing after the June 24 quakes, which measured magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 and ‌struck within seconds of each other.

Prince Harry has thrown what was supposed to be his “landmark” homecoming to the United Kingdom into further chaos by going “nuclear” on the royal family Monday, accusing them of dangling an offer for him to stay at Buckingham Palace only to withdraw it “at the last moment” for allegedly nefarious reasons. Harry was expected to arrive in the U.K. on Monday for a five-day trip, starting in ...

TEHRAN ― A huge funeral procession for Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was held in Tehran on Monday morning, with a teeming crowd clogging the streets to bid farewell to the ayatollah who ruled the country for 37 years before his death in an airstrike at age 86. Mourners began making their way into the heart of the Iranian capital before dawn Monday, riding the metro, driving and walking on foot. As crowds formed, people began to chant “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” And some of the mourners demanded retribution.

BEIJING – China's military test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concern from U.S., Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan.

Political donors will need to wait a year after returning to the U.K. before they can give more than $133,510 as part of a proposed crackdown on offshore political finance that threatens to hit Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K. The U.K. government plans to introduce the measures that will also mean tougher checks for companies wanting to donate, assessing them against their post-tax profits rather than revenue to ensure they are legitimate U.K.-linked businesses, a government statement said on Monday.

Russian missiles and drones struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Monday, killing at least seven people and hitting apartment blocks and other buildings, Tymur Tkachenko, head of ​the city's military administration, said on Telegram. Rescue crews were pulling residents from buildings shattered by the overnight barrage, said Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Tkachenko ⁠said the death toll included two bodies pulled out of a heavily damaged apartment ‌building in the historic Podilskyi district. Altogether, ​24 people were injured throughout the city.

MANILA, Phillippines – The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which begins on Monday, is set to frame the Philippines 2028 presidential race and deepen a schism between two storied political dynasties that has plunged the Senate into turmoil. The outcome will not only determine whether Duterte could run for the presidency, it will also test confidence in the Southeast Asian nation’s institutions and politicians. Analysts say the ​key will be whether the public sees the verdict as credible or instead driven by partisan interests.

The death toll from Venezuela's twin quakes ​has risen to 3,342, according to numbers released by ⁠the Venezuelan information ministry ‌on Sunday. The new ​tally also puts the number of injured at 16,470 while ⁠the number of ‌homeless ‌has risen to 17,345.

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish authorities detained more than 100 people taking part in an anti-NATO protest march organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) on Sunday, ahead of ​an alliance summit in Ankara next week, the party said in a statement.

JERUSALEM – Israeli cabinet members on Sunday voted to defy a Supreme Court decision regarding the country's broadcast regulator, raising concerns of a constitutional crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey in a phone call Saturday. Putin congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in the call that lasted 85 minutes, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said in an audio message to reporters. “The presidents naturally touched on the topic of a ...

SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test firing of a strategic cruise missile and evaluations of anti-ship, anti-submarine ​and air defense systems aboard the naval destroyer Kang Kon, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The tests ⁠were conducted on Friday as part of an assessment of ‌the newly built warship's combat ​systems. They included checks of target-detection and information-processing capabilities, integrated firepower systems, naval guns, automatic cannons and electronic warfare equipment, KCNA said.

With hopes of finding additional survivors fading, Venezuela is entering a new phase of its earthquake response centered on rebuilding shattered communities as officials reported 2,954 dead and a U.N.-backed assessment estimated $37 billion in direct physical damage. The twin 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24, just 39 seconds apart, have left ...

Iran’s ambassador to Beijing said China and other friendly nations will be granted “special considerations” when Tehran determines the level and nature of service fees charged to ships using the Strait of Hormuz. Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said the critical waterway for energy supplies is now a matter of “national security” in the aftermath of the four-month U.S. and Israeli war on the Islamic ...