Venezuela has been unable to receive vaccines through the COVAX program because some of its financial payments have been blocked due to the U.S. sanctions.While the U.S. says it will send a half-billion doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine to send abroad -- with "no strings attached" -- none of the doses will be going to Venezuela, which is under U.S. sanctions.

Washington to continue illegal sanctions on Iran​​U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington will maintain hundreds of sanctions on Iran even if a deal is reached between the two parties to relaunch the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.

Human rights commission meets with victims of and witnesses to police terror in Colombia​.An international mission is collecting testimonies in Popayán, Colombia, on the violation of human rights by state security agencies during the protests that began on April 28, based on the various complaints from organizations and actors who have participated in the National Strike.

Under-resourced & under-supported: Tens of thousands of New Zealand nurses go on strike for better pay, safer work. Photo: New Zealand Nurses Organization / FacebookTens of thousands of nurses have gone on an eight-hour strike across New Zealand, disrupting non-emergency health services. The union voted for the action after failing to reach a deal for better wages.