Russia's Foreign Ministry has called for dialogue to help solve the ongoing crisis in Venezuela.
It comes amid growing fears that Russia will intervene militarily to ensure the continuity of Nicolas Maduro's presidency.
Julia Chapman has more from Moscow:
Russian bomb kills 33 in street in east Ukraine stronghold
A Russian bomb attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed at least 33 people, authorities said on Thursday, describing it as a targeted strike on civilians in the key stronghold sought by Moscow.
Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature," the award-giving body said on Thursday.
One dead, two injured in Poland's second school attack in two days
A 15-year-old former student killed one person and injured two others at a Polish primary school on Thursday, police said, just a day after a 19-year-old wounded 10 people, including himself, in an attack at another school.
French school blockades persist after PM's unspecified promises
French teenagers blockaded some high schools and prepared to rally again on Thursday after the government promised to address their grievances about teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings but gave no specific details.
Three killed in attacks on two Saudi airports
Three people were killed and several others injured in separate attacks targeting Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia on October 6 and 7, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
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