Alert issued for stolen car with nuclear substance in Chile
What appeared to be a typical case of car theft in Chile’s capital on Friday became more dire when authorities said the vehicle was carrying a dangerous radioactive substance.
U.S. hits four Venezuelan military officers with sanctions after captain’s death
The United States on Friday stepped up its response following the death of a Venezuelan navy captain, sanctioning four top officials in Venezuela’s military counterintelligence agency, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa dealt twin blows in anti-graft fight
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa suffered two major setbacks on Friday, when he was accused of misleading parliament and his predecessor Jacob Zuma won significant concessions from a corruption inquiry.
Trump says he looks forward to working with Johnson, front-runner for British Prime Minister
U.S. President Trump said on Friday he was looking forward to working with Boris Johnson, the front-runner to be Britain’s next Prime Minister, and believes Johnson will work out Brexit.
U.S. threatens to down any nearby Iranian drones, Tehran denies incident
The United States threatened on Friday to destroy any Iranian drones flying too closely to its ships and said it had “clear evidence” that it shot one down in a festering stand-off with Tehran in the world’s most important oil shipping zone.
Malaysian PM Mahathir calls for party unity as sex tape scandal deepens rifts
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad called on Friday for unity in his ruling coalition, saying his administration could risk losing power due to infighting, as a sex scandal involving a senior minister worsened divisions in the alliance.
Trump says U.S. is confident it shot down Iranian drone on Thursday
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is confident U.S. forces on Thursday shot down an Iranian drone off Iran’s southern coast, after Iran denied losing any of its unmanned aircraft over the Gulf.
Algerian protesters return to streets for demand reforms
Tens of thousands of Algerians returned to the streets in the capital Algiers and other cities on Friday to demand radical political reforms and the departure of the ruling elite.
Spain’s Podemos accepts key condition for coalition deal with Socialists
The leader of Spain’s far-left Podemos party said on Friday he was willing to give up having a post in a coalition government, potentially opening a way out of stalled power-sharing talks with acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists.
Kosovo’s PM quits after being called to Hague war crimes court
Kosovo’s prime minister said on Friday he was resigning because he had been called to a war crimes court in The Hague to answer prosecutors’ questions related to Kosovo’s violent independence struggle two decades ago.
