‘This is an apartheid regime’: Critics decry Israel’s new death penalty law

However, U.S. law dictates that only an act of Congress or a Senate resolution can withdraw Washington from the alliance.

The US has lifted sanctions on Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s interim president, in a significant shift following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro. The move comes as relations between Washington and Caracas begin to thaw, with Rodriguez taking steps to open the country’s energy sector to US companies after assuming power earlier this year.

In open letter, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urges Americans to see beyond 'flood of distortions' as war rages.

Former officials were arrested over the weekend in connection with a crackdown on protesters last year.