Spain issues arrest warrant for Catalan leader
MADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Spain on Friday issued an arrest warrant on sedition and other charges for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, who went to Brussels after his government was sacked following a declaration of independence.
‘He’s such a dreamer:’ Skepticism dogs U.S. envoy’s North Korean peace efforts
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – Saddled with the toughest job in American diplomacy, the chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea stands between a U.S. president who insists he doesn’t want to talk and an enemy who shows no interest in listening.
Zimbabwe police charge U.S. citizen with anti-government plot
HARARE (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen was charged on Friday with attempting to overthrow the Zimbabwean government, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in jail, after police earlier accused her of insulting 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe.
Venezuela opposition coalition split ahead of new vote
CARACAS/MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) – One of Venezuela’s major opposition parties has decided to run in local elections next month despite a boycott by others, deepening a split in the Democratic Unity coalition to the glee of President Nicolas Madu…
U.S. carries out strikes against Islamic State in Somalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States carried out two airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants in northeastern Somalia, the U.S. military said on Friday, believed to be the first such strikes against the militant group in the country.
Syrian government forces will march to Raqqa soon, Iranian official says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces will advance soon to take Raqqa city, which U.S.-backed fighters seized from Islamic State last month, a senior Iranian official said on Friday.
Brother of Toulouse jihadist faces appeal against murder acquittal
PARIS (Reuters) – The brother of a French Islamist who shot dead seven people in 2012 will face an appeal against his acquittal on charges of conspiracy to murder, Paris prosecutors said on Friday.
Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq
BEIRUT/ERBIL (Reuters) – Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate was on the verge of final defeat on Friday, with Syrian government forces capturing its last major city on one side of the border and Iraqi forces taking its last substantial town on th…
Ousted Catalan leader says ready to stand in snap regional election
MADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, who left Spain for Belgium after his government was sacked following a declaration of independence, said on Friday he was ready to stand in a snap election in the region next month…
Nigeria’s ‘Delta Avengers’ militants end oil hub ceasefire
LAGOS (Reuters) – A Nigerian militant group whose attacks on energy facilities in the Niger Delta last year helped push Africa’s biggest economy into recession said on Friday it had ended its ceasefire.
