AFP

Lula's comments come amid spiraling tensions between Washington and Caracas -- and after US President Donald Trump left open the possibility of war against the government of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro.

The fist-sized sample drilled from a mountaintop is part of an ambitious international effort to understand why glaciers in Tajikistan have resisted the rapid melting seen almost everywhere else.

Among the trove released Friday are numerous photographs depicting former Democratic president Bill Clinton and other luminaries, including Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson, in Epstein's social circle.

After finishing last season in top form and starting the current campaign superbly, Mbappe has netted 55 goals with Real Madrid in 2025 and is just four away from matching the record set in 2013 by Ronaldo of 59, as the club's top scorer in a calendar year.

Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday that Andrew, 65, will leave his 30-room mansion in the sprawling Windsor Castle estate, following revelations that he had effectively paid no rent on the Royal Lodge as a result of a 2003 lease deal.

Five people were killed in India on Wednesday as police clashed with hundreds of protesters demanding greater autonomy in the Himalayan territory of Ladakh, leaving "dozens" injured, police said.

Unrest has been brewing for months in Peru, fuelled by a wave of organized crime and extortion cases. Several opinion polls have shown that many view the government and conservative-majority Congress as corrupt.

 The fee, more than 60 times the current charge, is set to take effect on Sunday, 21 September.

The decision follows his July pledge that Britain would alter its stance by September if Israel failed to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza and commit to a viable two-state solution.

In his first statement since stepping down last Tuesday, the 73-year-old said "infiltrators" were responsible for inciting bloodshed during youth-led protests that swept the Himalayan nation beginning September 8.