Colombia will not allow Venezuela border to be rebel sanctuary: Duque
Colombia will not allow its border with Venezuela to become a sanctuary for the leftist ELN rebel group, President Ivan Duque said on Friday, after local media published documents said to show Venezuela has given weapons to the group.
U.N. Security Council calls for ceasefire in Libya
The United Nations Security Council called on all parties to the Libya conflict on Friday to commit to a ceasefire and return to U.N.-led mediation, said Indonesian U.N. Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani, president of the 15-member body for May.
Turkish defense minister says Syrian forces must halt attacks in northwest Syria
Turkey’s defense minister said Syrian government forces need to halt attacks in northwestern Syria, state-owned Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.
Spain arrests ex-Venezuelan minister on U.S. warrant
Spanish police have arrested former Venezuelan minister Javier Alvarado Ochoa on a U.S. warrant as part of an investigation into money-laundering involving the Latin American nation’s state oil company PDVSA, court officials said.
Argentina gang arrested after Congress attack; wounded lawmaker condition critical
Argentine authorities have arrested members of mafia-style gang after a rare gun attack outside Congress in Buenos Aires killed one official and left a senior lawmaker fighting for his life.
U.S. envoy says Palestinian leaders seek to kill peace plan, should hold fire
Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy is accusing the Palestinian leadership of trying to kill the U.S. president’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan even before its unveiling and urges them instead to hold fire until they see the details, saying it would be a mistake to declare it “dead on arrival.”
Turkish defence minister says Syrian forces must halt attacks in northwest Syria
Turkey’s defence minister said Syrian government forces need to halt attacks in northwestern Syria, state-owned Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU model
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg hailed on Friday France’s efforts to regulate hateful content online as a model for the European Union after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
U.N. camp offers temporary respite for beleaguered Venezuelan migrants
Sheltered from the harsh midday sun by the tent she now calls home, Maria Moreno bursts into tears recalling how she and her six children fled their native Venezuela a month ago for the border city of Maicao in northern Colombia.
Amid Maduro crackdown, Venezuela legislators denounce intimidation
Venezuelan opposition legislators on Friday said threatening messages had been spraypainted on their homes or intelligence agents have been following them, amid a broad crackdown by the government of President Nicolas Maduro against congress.
