U.S., Turkish foreign ministers agree to try to resolve issues: U.S. State Department
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, agreed in a meeting in Singapore on Friday to continue to try to resolve issues between the two countries, the State Department said.
Costa Rica seizes two tons of cocaine from ‘low-profile’ boat
Law enforcement officials in Costa Rica said on Thursday they had recovered two tons of cocaine from a low-profile boat found about 80 nautical miles off the coast, one of the biggest drug confiscations made at sea.
Brazil’s Odebrecht sues Colombia for $1.3 billion over asset seizure
Brazilian construction company Odebrecht is suing the Colombian government for $1.3 billion alleging the nation illegally expropriated assets during a bribery probe, a government official said on Thursday.
Russia allows entry of thousands of North Korean workers: WSJ
Russia is allowing thousands of fresh North Korean laborers into the country and granting new work permits in potential violation of U.N. sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Wellington power fault blacks out New Zealand’s parliament
Parts of New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington, ground to a halt on Friday after a substation fault cut off power to the nation’s parliament, shut down traffic signals and plunged businesses into darkness.
Mexico’s next interior minister leaves board of financial firm Banorte
Olga Sanchez, who has been selected as interior minister by Mexico’s president-elect, said on Thursday she had resigned from the board of Grupo Financiero Banorte, one of the country’s largest financial institutions.
Brazil senator says she is likely to join Alckmin presidential ticket
Brazilian Senator Ana Amelia Lemos of the conservative Progressistas party said on Thursday that centrist presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin was close to confirming her as his running mate, and added the final decision could come on Friday.
U.S. wants help finding parents deported without their children
The U.S. government told a federal court judge on Thursday that volunteers and non-profit groups, rather than government officials, should take the lead in locating more than 400 immigrant parents who were separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexi…
British amphibious assault ship lands Marines in Tokyo
The British Navy’s amphibious assault carrier HMS Albion arrived in Tokyo on Friday extending Britain’s naval presence in waters around Japan to four months as London deepens military ties in a region it considers vital to global security.
OAS approves creation of group to address crisis in Nicaragua
The Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday approved the creation of a working group to seek a peaceful solution to the violent protests that have roiled Nicaragua since April, leaving more than 300 people dead.
