The US is asking the United Nations to remove the Venezuelan government's credentials and formally recognise self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido as the country's leader.
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the deteriorating situation.
Nick Harper reports from New York:
California police move in to dismantle pro-Palestinian protest camp at UCLA
Hundreds of helmeted police muscled their way into a central plaza of the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday to dismantle a pro-Palestinian protest camp attacked the previous night by pro-Israel supporters.
Rebuilding bombed Gaza homes may take 80 years, UN says
Rebuilding homes in the Gaza Strip could drag into the next century if the pace follows the trend of previous conflicts, according to a UNreport released on Thursday.
Road collapse in southern China kills 36, state media reports
At least 36 people were killed and another 30 injured after a section of an expressway in China's Guangdong province collapsed, state media reported on Thursday.
Residents fear for safety as Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupts
Residents of Indoesia's Tagulandang are in despair after Mount Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday and left the island uninhabitable.
India's Kerala shuts schools, colleges amid sweltering heat
South Indian state of Kerala has closed all schools and colleges until Monday due to scorching temperatures, urging people in the coastal region to limit exposure to the sun and take care to prevent wildfires.
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has performed the funeral prayer for the late Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan.
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has mourned the death of Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region.
A UAE aid convoy arrived at the Gaza Strip on Wednesday via the Egyptian Rafah crossing as part of "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3" to support the Palestinian people.
