Asian shares soar after Wall Street bounces back, as South Korea’s benchmark jumps 12% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 gains 4.4%

US and Ecuador launch a joint military operation against organized crime groups

US interior secretary is in Venezuela to discuss critical minerals

Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support

Ecuador declares Cuba’s ambassador ‘persona non grata,’ orders mission to leave the country

Brazil’s Congress ratifies EU-Mercosur trade deal