Japan celebrates as new emperor Naruhito set to formally assume throne
New Japanese emperor Naruhito, known as an earnest man with a passion for water conservation, is set to formally take up the post on Wednesday, a day after his father gave up the throne in the country’s first abdication in two centuries.
Brazil backs Venezuela uprising, but says it won’t intervene militarily
Brazil’s right-wing government threw its support behind Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s push to oust President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday, and called on other nations to do the same.
Explainer: Will opposition leader Guaido topple Venezuela’s President Maduro?
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido appeared alongside armed, uniformed men on Tuesday in his strongest call yet to the military to abandon President Nicolas Maduro, a day before planned mass protests aimed at toppling the socialist leader.
Venezuela’s Guaido calls for uprising but military loyal to Maduro for now
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday made his strongest call yet to the military to help him oust President Nicolas Maduro but there were no concrete signs of defection from the armed forces leadership.
Two Shell oil workers rescued after Nigeria Delta region kidnapping: police
Two Royal Dutch Shell oil workers who were kidnapped in Nigeria’s southern Niger Delta region last week have been rescued, a police spokesman and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) said on Tuesday.
Trump threatens ‘full’ embargo on Cuba over Venezuela security support
President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to impose a “full and complete embargo” and further sanctions on Cuba if its Communist leadership does not immediately end its military support for Venezuela’s socialist president, Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuela’s Guaido calls for uprising but military remains loyal to Maduro for now
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday made his strongest call yet to the military to help him oust President Nicolas Maduro, although there was little sign of defection from the armed forces leadership and isolated clashes fizzled out.
Two Shell oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria’s Delta region have been rescued: police
Two Royal Dutch Shell oil workers who were kidnapped in Nigeria’s southern Niger Delta region last week have been rescued, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Maduro was ready to leave Venezuela but Russia convinced him to reverse course: Pompeo
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was prepared to leave the country on Tuesday morning in the face of a call for an uprising by opposition leader Juan Guaido, but reversed his plan after Russia intervened, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in …
Trump weighs labeling Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring sanctions against Egypt’s oldest Islamist movement.
