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Iran suspends negotiations via mediators with US, state media says

Tehran may completely block the Strait of Hormuz and open new fronts in the conflict.

Ship operators urge clear rules to return Hormuz to normal

ATHENS, June 1 - Shipping executives meeting in Athens on Monday said that any peace deal worked out between the United States and Iran would need to offer clear rules allowing vessels to resume normal business via the Strait of Hormuz.

Czechs tap experience and domestic champions Slavia for final World Cup squad

Three Latvian climbers die in fall from Mount McKinley in Alaska

A fourth team member in the seven-member expedition survived and was rescued.

Three Latvian climbers die in fall from Mount McKinley in Alaska

May 29 - Three Latvian climbers fell to their deaths on Mount McKinley in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve, while a fourth team member survived and was rescued, a climbing organization from their home country said on Friday.

Bolivian minister rules out president's resignation despite ongoing unrest

LA PAZ, May 28 - A Bolivian senior minister on Thursday ruled out any possibility of President Rodrigo Paz resigning and told Reuters that calls for the president to step down amid mass protests were \"anti-democratic.\"

Latvia parliament approves new government after drone row topples coalition

RIGA, May 28 - Latvia's parliament on Thursday approved the formation of a new government, making centre-right opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs prime minister ahead of an October election, after recent drone incursions that brought down the ruling coalition.

German-Netherlands Corps to take NATO command role in Estonia, Latvia

BERLIN, May 28 - NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank by tasking the German-Netherlands Corps with the command of allied troops in Estonia and Latvia in the event of a war with Russia, Germany and the Netherlands said on Thursday.

German-Dutch corps to lead NATO land forces in Estonia and Latvia

May 28 - A combined German-Dutch army corps will take command of NATO land forces in Estonia and Latvia later this year to strengthen the alliance's eastern flank against a potential Russian attack, the countries said on Thursday.

Bolivia's Paz eases state of emergency declarations amid unrest

LA PAZ, May 27 - Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz, revoked a law in order to make it easier for the government to declare a state of emergency, according to the official Gazette on Wednesday.

Latvia to strengthen anti-drone defences along its Russia and Belarus border

SELIJA MILITARY BASE, Latvia, May 27 - Latvia is increasing anti-drone defences on its borders with Russia and Moscow-allied Belarus in response to drones flying into the NATO country, an army official told Reuters.

Drone incursions sow fear, chaos along NATO's Baltic and Finnish borders

May 27 - Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO's northern borders with Russia.

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Belarus opposition leader visits Ukraine as Kyiv warns of escalation

KYIV, May 25 - Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Kyiv on Monday following weeks of mounting warnings from Ukrainian officials about Russian plans to draw Minsk more deeply into the war against Ukraine.

Bolivia president Paz cuts salary in half as protests grip country

LA PAZ, May 25 - Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said on Monday he would cut his salary and those of his cabinet ministers in half amid a growing political crisis marked by protests and roadblocks demanding his resignation.

Latvian lawmaker moves to form new government, eyes vote as soon as this week

RIGA, May 25 - Latvian opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs of the United List said on Monday he aimed to form a four-party majority government after the ruling coalition collapsed this month over national security concerns, though a final deal has yet to be struck.

Bolivia to open 'humanitarian corridors' on Saturday to move supplies through blockades

LA PAZ, May 22 - Bolivia police and armed forces will open \"humanitarian corridors\" on Saturday in the country's La Paz department in order for supplies to move past blockades, the government said on Friday.

US voices alarm over Bolivia unrest as protests spread nationwide

WASHINGTON, May 19 - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Tuesday he spoke with Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz and was very concerned about escalating unrest in the South American country, where nationwide protests over austerity measures have sparked instability.

Banks close branches in tense Bolivia, diplomats call for calm

LA PAZ, May 19 - Banks temporarily closed branches in Bolivia's capital La Paz on Tuesday as escalating anti-government unrest sounded alarms and foreign diplomats called for calm.

Keiko Fujimori leans on father's legacy as crime fears shape Peru runoff

VENTANILLA, Peru, May 19 - Heading to her fourth straight Peruvian presidential runoff, Keiko Fujimori is betting that voter fears over spiraling crime will revive support for a brand of leadership closely associated with her father, who dominated the country's politics in the 1990s.