Venezuela

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said that he supports more countries joining the BRICS group of large developing nations, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The group will hold a summit in Johannesburg from Aug. 22 to 24. The meeting will have in hand a list of others desiring to join ther group.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said at a meeting with Venezuelan FM Yvan Gil Pinto in Belgrade on Friday Serbia was interested in advancement of its cooperation with Venezuela in agriculture, tourism, health care and culture, and noted that agreements signed earlier in the day were of great significance to both countries.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic on Friday received Venezuelan FM Yvan Gil Pinto, who is on an official visit to Serbia.

At a joint press conference after the meeting, Dacic announced Serbia would open an embassy in Venezuela to facilitate bilateral cooperation.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Venezuelan FM Yvan Gil Pinto in Belgrade on Friday and thanked him for Venezuela's respect of the territorial integrity of Serbia and support for its successful bid to host EXPO 2027.

A bus carrying migrants from a Texas border city arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the second time in less than three weeks.

The office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was not formally notified but became aware on Friday of the bus dispatched from Brownsville, Texas, to L.A. Union Station, Bass spokesperson Zach Seidl said in a statement.

When Julio César Núñez was a child, he helped his grandmother make casabe from scratch, using artisanal tools - and an ancient cooking method - to turn grated yuca root into a thin, white, crispy flatbread.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met Monday with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, vowing a new era for a relationship that was severed under far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro.

Venezuela's acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel said in a surprise announcement on May 25 that he was stepping down from his role as musical director of the Paris Opera, four years before his contract was due to expire.

One of the streets in the center of the Venezuelan capital Caracas, which is considered a historical symbol of the country, has been named the "Turkish Republic Street."

Türkiye's Ambassador to Caracas Aydan Karamanoğlu, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil and Mayor Carmen Melendez attended the opening ceremony featuring folk dance groups of the two cultures.

Mage roared from off the pace to win the 149th Kentucky Derby on May 6, launching U.S. racing's Triple Crown campaign as two more horse deaths on cast a pall on proceedings at Churchill Downs.