Former FARC leader’s arrest sought in blow to Colombia’s peace deal
Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the capture of a former FARC rebel commander-turned lawmaker on Tuesday after he failed to appear for questioning about U.S. drug-trafficking charges, in a fresh blow to the country’s landmark peace deal.
Instant View: Mexico’s finance minister quits, deputy named successor
Carlos Urzua resigned as Mexico’s finance minister on Tuesday, a blow to the government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who named a well-regarded deputy minister to replace him.
U.S. urges Turkey to halt drilling operations off Cyprus coast
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday urged Turkish authorities to halt energy drilling operations off the Cypriot coast in the Mediterranean, a day after Cyprus protested a Turkish ship dropping anchor there.
Brazil lower house pension vote in question as session goes late
Brazil’s lower house of Congress was due to vote on Tuesday on a flagship overhaul to the pension system but by early evening the debate had still not begun, calling into question whether the government had the votes it needs.
Mexico’s new finance minister, believer in stability, takes charge of choppy economy
Mexico’s new finance minister Arturo Herrera is a pragmatic and respected policy maker who says he was inspired to study economics by the Latin American debt crisis that wrought financial chaos and wrecked livelihoods in his country.
U.S. man accused of North Korean embassy theft in Madrid to be freed on bail
A U.S. man accused of taking part in a raid on the North Korean Embassy in Madrid was ordered freed on $1.3 million bail on Tuesday but must serve home confinement ahead of his possible extradition to Spain.
Former FARC leader in Colombia fails to show up in court in drug-trafficking case
A missing former FARC rebel commander-turned-lawmaker who helped negotiate Colombia’s 2016 peace deal failed to show up in court on Tuesday to face questioning over U.S. drug-trafficking charges, a fresh blow to the landmark agreement.
U.S. wants North Korea freeze as beginning, not end, of denuclearization
The United States would hope to see a freeze in the North Korean nuclear program as the start of a process of denuclearization, the State Department said on Tuesday, ahead of fresh talks with Pyongyang supposed to take place this month.
U.S. wants military coalition to safeguard waters off Iran, Yemen
The United States hopes to enlist allies over the next two weeks or so in a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters off Iran and Yemen, where Washington blames Iran and Iran-aligned fighters for attacks, the top U.S. general said on Tuesday.
French prosecutors seek suspended prison sentence for Saudi princess
French prosecutors said on Tuesday they were pushing for a six-month suspended prison sentence for the king of Saudi Arabia’s daughter, as she went on trial in absentia in a case involving the beating of a workman in her luxury flat in Paris.
