Three French nationals and one Iraqi missing in Baghdad: French NGO
Three French nationals and one Iraqi working for a French non-governmental organization have gone missing in Baghdad, their employer said on Friday, adding that no ransom money had been demanded.
Good Friday Agreement architect Seamus Mallon dies at 83
Former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon, one of the architects of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement, died on Friday aged 83, drawing tributes from across a political divide he helped to bridge.
Eleven young Venezuelans die in fire while foraging for food
At least 11 young Venezuelans died in a fire in a cane field where they were hunting rabbits, as they tried to find food amid wide-spread shortages, authorities and locals in western Aragua state said on Friday.
Furor in Spain over minister’s airport meeting with Maduro aide
Opposition parties rebuked Spain’s government on Friday over an encounter at Madrid’s international airport between a minister and a senior aide to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro subject to a European Union (EU) travel ban.
Good Friday Agreement architect Seamus Mallon dead at 83
Former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon, one of the architects of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement, died on Friday aged 83, his Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) said.
‘Denial of justice’: Britain rebukes U.S. for not giving up diplomat’s wife
Britain criticized the United States on Friday for refusing to extradite a U.S. diplomat’s wife who was involved in a car crash that killed a British teenager, saying it amounted to a “denial of justice”.
Bulgaria expels two Russian diplomats for espionage
Bulgaria expelled two Russian diplomats who prosecutors suspect were involved in espionage and gave them 48 hours to leave the Balkan country, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
Cyprus accused of blocking new Russia sanctions amid Turkey spat
Cyprus is blocking new European Union sanctions against several officials from Russia-annexed Crimea in a bid to secure EU backing for tougher action against Turkey in a separate row over drilling for hydrocarbons, three diplomatic sources said.
Mexico is the wall: president under fire over migration clampdown
Mexican leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador faces growing criticism he is doing U.S. President Donald Trump’s bidding after erecting a “wall” of security forces who clashed with Central American migrants near the Guatemala border this week.
Russia recommends suspension of travel package sales to China over virus
Russia’s tourism watchdog said on Friday it was recommending that travel operators stop sales of packages to China due to the new coronavirus.
