Argentine President-elect Fernandez holds call with Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump called Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernandez to congratulate the center-left politician for winning Sunday’s election and discuss the South American country’s troubled economy.
Britain’s GCHQ eavesdropping spies celebrate 100 years of cracking codes
Britain’s GCHQ eavesdropping agency, one of the world’s most sophisticated spy services, celebrates its 100th birthday on Friday with a party for allied spies from the U.S.-led “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance.
Brazil police arrest man said to be one of world’s most prolific human traffickers
Brazilian federal police said they have arrested Saifullah Al-Mamun, born in Bangladesh and considered by authorities one of the world’s most prolific human traffickers.
Brazil says Greek ship carrying Venezuelan oil tarred its beaches
Brazilian investigators said on Friday a Greek-flagged ship carrying Venezuelan crude was the source of oil tarring Brazil’s coastline over the past two months, but the firm running the ship said its voyage finished “uneventfully.”
Trump says ceasefire in northeastern Syria holding well
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the ceasefire in northeastern Syria where Turkey has sent in troops to clear the area of Syrian Kurdish militia forces has held very nicely.
Racially and ethnically motivated terrorism rose alarmingly in 2018: U.S. State Department
Ethnically and racially driven terrorism rose alarmingly in 2018 both worldwide and in the United States, and groups have often mimicked the tactics of armed Islamist militants to radicalize and recruit people, the U.S. State Department said on Friday….
Second man charged over UK truck deaths, victims now thought to be Vietnamese
A second man was charged with manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a truck near London, British police said on Friday, as they confirmed they now believe all the victims were Vietnamese.
Mexico says U.S. fentanyl crackdown led to botched arrest of El Chapo’s son
Mexico’s security minister said on Friday that U.S. efforts to curb the opioid fentanyl were behind the brief arrest of a son of imprisoned kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman last month in Sinaloa, home turf for the notorious Sinaloa Cartel.
UK police say they believe all truck death victims were Vietnamese
British police said on Friday they now believe all 39 people found dead in the back of a truck in Essex near London last week were Vietnamese.
U.S. judge orders State Department to release more Ukraine records
A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the State Department to make public certain “readouts or summaries” of the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart at the center of a congressional impeachment investigation.
