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LAKE MARACAIBO, Venezuela — On the western shore of Lake Maracaibo, workers use rakes and shovels to pull blobs of congealed oil out of the water, but the black goo sticks to everything — fishing nets, boats, outboard motors and even a calf that’s wondering around the beach....

When Chinese engineer Li Hai left the wintry cold of northern China and flew into the humid heat of Tamil Nadu in southern India, he had little idea what to expect....

From Lilongwe to Abuja, foreign exchange shortages are revealing deep vulnerabilities in how African economies operate. In Nigeria, despite President Bola Tinubu’s attempted reforms, dollars remain scarce and the prices of imported goods are skyrocketing. Among them are life-saving drugs....

The man had been placed in solitary confinement as a result of violent behavior and restraining devices were used on him for more than 130 hours.

Entrepreneurs say local talent is too expensive and are outsourcing to countries like Peru....

Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas have raised concerns over the lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners due to be released on Monday, the final day of an agreed four-day pause in the fighting, an official briefed on the matter said.

Six teenagers are accused of helping the man who killed Paty after he showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad as part of a class on free speech.

As one of the region's most dangerous borders hots up, peacekeepers have an ever more perilous job.

Australian Border Force alleges four people previously released have breached their visa conditions

The Supreme Court has a mixed record in cleaning up pollution in India's capital.

The shift is part of moves to strengthen surveillance of Chinese activities in nearby waters following a temporary deployment to the Kyushu region.