Caracas, Sept 16 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called for firm preparation to confront "whatever comes, whenever it comes, and however it comes."

Paris, Sept 16 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the far-right National Rally (RN) party, Marine Le Pen, stated that she retains "a very small hope" of competing in the 2027 French presidential elections, as she is serving a ban for corruption.

United Nations, Sept 16 (Prensa Latina) United Nations (UN) agencies denounced the genocide perpetrated by Israel in Gaza and the forced displacement of the Palestinian population.

Buenos Aires, Sept 16 (Prensa Latina) Argentine unions expressed their support for the march of university students, medical personnel, and retirees toward Congress, while students and professors returned to teaching in the streets against the presidential veto.

Canberra, Sept 16 (Prensa Latina) Up to one and a half million Australians will be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050 and up to three million by 2090, a new national climate risk assessment report revealed.

Damascus, Sept 16 (Prensa Latina) Israeli forces recently demolished seven historic homes in the southern Syrian city of Quneitra, drawing condemnation from the Syrian government, media outlets reported here. According to Syria TV, reserve units of the Israeli army's Northern Command carried out the demolition a few weeks ago, in an area near the separation line between the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and southern Syria.

Ankara, Sept 16 (Prensa Latina) The recognition of Palestine by Western states will reinforce Israel's diplomatic isolation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared, following the New York declaration, supported by 142 countries.

Ankara, Sept 16 (Prensa Latina) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed his country's commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Syria, it was reported here.

Havana, Sept 15 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel mourned the death this Sunday at the age of 94 of artist Zenaida Armenteros, whom he described as one of the greatest exponents of Cuban folklore.

Havana, Sept 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuba denounced Israeli settlement expansion plans in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and described the Zionist regime's attempt to hinder the creation of an independent Palestinian state as "desperate."