The CNN report citing data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on Monday stated the birth rate fell to 5.63 births per 1,000 people in 2025, lower than the previous record low of 6.39 births per 1,000 recorded in 2023.
Trump defended ICE raids in Minneapolis after a fatal shooting sparked protests. He accused Minnesota leaders of shielding criminals. CNN reported that he may invoke the Insurrection Act, while The Hill said the Pentagon was readying 1,500 troops for possible deployment.
The UN chief's remarks come amid protests in Iran that killed at least 420 protesters during anti-government demonstrations over the past 15 days, including eight children, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), CNN reported.
Speaking to the state broadcaster, Rodriguez said the mourning period was being declared to honour those who lost their lives during the operation, CNN reported.
The White House said on Tuesday that it is considering several options to acquire Greenland and that the use of military is not off the table, CNN reported, citing Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (local time).
During their first court appearance in New York, Venezuela's deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to all charges and accused the United States government of abducting them from their home in Venezuela, CNN reported.
Delcy Rodriguez has officially taken office as Venezuela's acting president, CNN reported. The oath of office was administered on Monday afternoon by her brother, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez.
The Venezuelan government on Monday published a decree declaring a State of External Commotion, granting sweeping powers to the presidency and instructing security forces to detain "any person involved in the promotion or support" of what it described as a US attack against the South America
Nicolas Maduro Guerra, son of Venezuela's deposed dictator, on Monday described the US capture of his father as a "kidnapping" and called for "international solidarity" to facilitate his return to Venezuela, CNN reported.
Venezuela's deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, sustained "significant injuries" during her capture in Venezuela over the weekend as part of a US military operation, her lawyer told the federal judge, CNN reported.
The President said the raid, carried out by the US Army's elite Delta Force with assistance from an FBI unit, did not result in any US fatalities. However, a small number of troops sustained injuries during the operation, CNN reported, citing a source briefed on the matter.
A series of loud explosions were reported across Venezuela's capital Caracas early Saturday, triggering power outages in several neighbourhoods, CNN reported.