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By Lisandra Paraguassu and Vivian Sequera, Reuters Edmundo Gonzalez talks to supporters in front of the United Nations headquarters in Caracas in July. Photo: AFP / YURI CORTEZ Venezuela's vice president says that former presidential opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left the country Venezuela claims embassy used to plan assassination attempts Brazil insists on defending Argentine interests until new state is chosen Brazil and Argentina urge Venezuela to respect the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations Argentina's Foreign Ministry asks ICC to issue arrest warrant against Maduro Venezuela's former presidential opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left for Spain in the wake of the South American country's contested election, Venezuelan and Spanish officials said ...

By Joshua McElwee, Reuters Pope Francis takes part in a meeting with Catholic faithful of the diocese of Vanimo in front of Holy Cross Cathedral in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, on 8 September 2024. Photo: TIZIANA FABI / AFP Pope Francis flew deep into the jungle of the Southwestern Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to visit Catholics living in one of the most remote areas of the world and deliver medical supplies and other aid. Travelling 1000 km in a C-130 cargo aircraft provided by the Royal Australian Air Force, Francis arrived with a small entourage in Vanimo, a township of some 12,000 people in the northwestern corner of PNG's main island, with no running water and scarce electricity. The 87-year-old pope brought hundreds of kilograms of items to help support the ...

George W. Bush was US President from 2001-2009. Photo: AFP Former US President George W. Bush, 78, a Republican, does not plan to make an endorsement or voice how he or his wife Laura will vote in the presidential election in November, a spokesman said on Saturday. "He retired from presidential politics many years ago," said the spokesman, who did not wish to be named. The announcement came a day after Bush's vice president, Dick Cheney, announced he would cross party lines and vote for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris over Republican former President Donald Trump. Cheney, who served as vice president under Bush from 2001 to 2009, said on Friday that "in our nation's 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald T...

By ABC Defence Correspondent Andrew Greene Defence giant RTX has agreed to pay a US$200 million fine following 750 violations of the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP US defence giant RTX has been fined for a series of unauthorised defence technology exports to Australia and other nations. RTX employees were also found to have taken work laptops containing sensitive military secrets into Russia and Iran. Australia's Defence Department is not commenting on the settlement reached between RTX and the US government but insists it works closely with international partners on export regulations. An American weapons company made illegal technology transfers to Australia at the same time some of its staff members breached stri...

The procession and the crowd during the demonstration of the left-wing forces against the nomination of Michel Barnier, in Paris, France on 7 September 2024. Photo: AUGUSTIN PASQUINI / HANS LUCAS / AFP Thousands of people demonstrated across France on Saturday against Emmanuel Macron's decision to pick centre-right politician Michel Barnier as prime minister, with leftist parties accusing the president of ignoring election results. Macron named 73-year-old Barnier, a conservative and the former Brexit negotiator for the European Union, as prime minister on Thursday, capping a two-month search following his ill-fated decision to call a legislative election that delivered a hung parliament. "Democracy is not only the art of knowing how to accept victory, but the humility to accept defeat,...

Nicole Kidman (right) with her mother Janelle Kidman at the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on 25 January 2004. Photo: Getty via AFP Nicole Kidman has announced the death of her mother Janelle Kidman, aged 84. The Australian actress arrived in Venice, Italy on Sunday to attend the city's famous film festival that evening, where she was awarded best actress for her new film Babygirl. But before she could accept it, she found out her mother had passed away. The film's director Halina Reijn accepted the award on Kidman's behalf and shared a statement the actress had written. "I arrived in Venice and found out shortly after that my beautiful, brave mother, Janelle Ann Kidman has just passed," Kidman wrote. "I am in shock and I have to go to my family but this award is for h...

By Rich McKay An active shooter has been reported near Interstate-75 in London in the US state of Kentucky. File picture. Photo: 123RF Kentucky police reported an "active shooter situation" near Interstate-75 in London, Kentucky, on Saturday evening where "numerous persons" have been shot. The incident began just before 6pm (local time) about 14km outside of London, when officers were called for reports of multiple vehicles being fired at on Interstate 75 in Laurel County, multiple media accounts said. The shots were reportedly coming from a wooded area. "Please avoid I-75 around Ext 49. Until further notice! Use alternative route do not be any where in that area," London Mayor Randall Weddle said on Facebook. Police officials said the suspect had not been caught. Kentucky Governor ...