The affected carriers ceased flying to Venezuela after the US warned of heightened military activity.

Police search ex-President Chakwera’s residence after a suspect said the dogs were being kept there.

The military takeover comes as the West African nation was awaiting the results of Sunday’s election.

At least 44 people have been killed in the fire, which took local authorities 18 hours to bring under control.

A year on from a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel is continuing attacks on what it says are Hezbollah’s efforts to recover from their war.

In the Donetsk sector, soldiers of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated a member of a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group during a firefight, and captured two others.

The Defense Council of Donetsk region has decided to allocate more than UAH 40 million from the regional budget for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine units defending the region.

In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, about 4,500 people still remain, and evacuation from the city has become very difficult in recent days and has almost stopped.

In November, the military evacuated from Kupiansk a woman with two children; the family was on the front line of the fighting.

Only Ukraine has the right to define the terms of a just peace with Russia.