US President Donald Trump has said Venezuela could “someday soon” become America’s 51st state with an elected governor instead of a president, as he showcased a tanker carrying Venezuelan crude at a campaign rally in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Pics/AFP)

Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people, officials said Friday, as a new report showed that civilian casualties from Russia's invasion have climbed steeply. (Pics/AFP)