The US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas.

Ramesh lives in fear every day. A police siren is enough to alarm him.

Venezuela's in-hiding opposition leader has made her first public appearance in months after covertly journeying to Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

The government has denied claims from Argentina's president that the two countries are in talks about lifting an arms export ban that has been in place since the Falklands War.

Venezuela has accused the US of "piracy" after an oil tanker was seized off the country's coast.

Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of novels, has been hailed as a "graceful" inspiration who left her readers feeling better about themselves, following her death at the age of 55.

The pictures are striking - US forces sliding down ropes on to the deck of an oil tanker in the Caribbean.

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Tributes have been paid to a British soldier killed in Ukraine, as the country's allies prepare for talks before a crucial potential meeting with Donald Trump.

Snapchat is the most commonly-used social media platform in reported child exploitation and abuse offences, according to new police figures.