The ANC leads vote in South Africa's elections

With the votes of almost 83 percent of the total cast in South Africa's general elections counted, the African National Congress (ANC) leads in seven of the country's nine provinces.

Maduro also reflected on the communicational war against his country.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that one day after the July 28 elections he will call for a national dialogue with all sectors of the country, it was reportedly stated today in this capital.

Putin is on a State visit to Tashkent on May 26-27, where was received by his Uzbek counterpart.

Russia and Uzbekistan have made progress in implementing the road map for cooperation, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev affirmed on Monday at the beginning of talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

447 municipalities are affected and that the water level is expected to rise by approximately 5.50 to 5.60 meters in Porto Alegre

The death toll rose today to 147 and the number of missing persons to 127, due to the heavy rains and floods that have devastated the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul since the end of April.