U.S. wants regime change in Venezuela

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration for the first time Tuesday called for regime change in Venezuela, charging that the “systematic oppression” by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has become an “active threat” to the entire Latin American region.

“For the safety and the security of all people in Latin America, it is time for Maduro to go,” Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the 48th annual Washington Conference on the Americas at the State Department.

Ms. Haley is the first member of the Trump administration to officially call for Mr. Maduro to step down. Her message came as the administration announced plans to provide an additional $18.5 million in aid for Venezuelan refugees who have fled into Colombian border towns.

Humala gets reprieve

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s judiciary on Tuesday postponed an order to former President Ollanta Humala and his wife to leave their house in Lima, giving them 30 days more to do so.

Mr. Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, who were released from pretrial detention on April 30, are suspected of having acquired the house with illicit money.

Mr. Humala is suspected of laundering $3 million given to him by the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht for his 2011 presidential campaign. He subsequently served as president until 2016.

Who’s who at wedding

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say “I do” at their royal wedding next week, online viewers tuning into the Sky News stream will not have to guess the names of international celebrities and British nobility in attendance. Instead, the U.K. broadcaster will use artificial intelligence to identify famous guests as they make their grand entrances at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle — displaying invitees’ names and details about how they are connected to the royal couple.

Dubbed “Who’s Who Live,” Sky News announced the live-stream service in partnership with Amazon.com and several data and engineering firms. As the 600 guests enter the chapel, Sky News will highlight notable attendees using Amazon Rekognition, a cloud-based technology that can recognize and compare faces in images and video using artificial intelligence.

Along with identifying the wedding guests, the livestream service will also show facts about them, Sky News said, using captions and on-screen graphics through the company’s app. The data will be displayed alongside the video of the procession into the chapel.

Fatal India dust storms

NEW DELHI — Thunder, lightning and dust storms are creating havoc across India.

The storms, which tore through cities last week and are continuing now, have caused at least 124 deaths, according to local reports.

In many places, schools have been forced to close and power supplies has been cut.

Greece grants asylum

ATHENS, Greece — A Greek asylum committee and a magistrate have approved the release from custody of a second serviceman who fled Turkey in a military helicopter to seek asylum in Greece hours after a failed coup attempt in 2016.

Tuesday’s decision marks the second release order granted in the past two weeks for members of the group of eight Turkish officers whose applications are being considered on an individual basis.

The issue has further strained Greek-Turkish relations.