Russia, Turkey call for ceasefire in Libya: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, in a phone call on Tuesday, called for a ceasefire in Libya and renewal of a political process under the aegis of the United Nations, the Kremlin said in a statement.
Mexico says concerned about possible bloodshed in Venezuela
Mexico is worried about a possible escalation of violence and bloodshed in Venezuela, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after opposition leader Juan Guaido urged the army to join him to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
U.S. working to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group: White House
President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring sanctions against Egypt’s oldest Islamist movement.
U.N. chief urges ‘maximum restraint’ in Venezuela to avoid violence
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges maximum restraint in Venezuela to avoid violence, a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday, after Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called for a military uprising to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
Sudanese protest group says military council ‘not serious’ about civilian handover
Sudan’s main protest group said on Tuesday the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) appeared “not serious” about transferring power to civilians.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro backs Venezuela uprising, says country ‘enslaved by dictator’
Brazil’s right-wing government threw its support behind Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s push to oust the “Maduro dictatorship” with street demonstrations on Tuesday, and called on other nations to do the same.
Venezuela’s Guaido urges troops to rise, mass protests planned
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday called for a military uprising to oust President Nicolas Maduro and armed factions exchanged gunfire outside a Caracas air base as the country hit a new crisis point after years of political and econo…
Russia accuses Venezuelan opposition of resorting to violence
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday accused the opposition in Venezuela of resorting to violence in what it said was a brazen attempt to draw the country’s armed forces into clashes.
Venezuela defense minister says ‘act of violence partly defeated’
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said “acts of violence” by some members of the armed forces on Tuesday had been “partly defeated” and that the military’s top ranks remained “loyal to the constitution.”
How have British universities grappled with links to the slave trade?
The University of Cambridge will conduct a two-year academic study of how much it benefited from the Atlantic slave trade and whether its scholars reinforced race-based thinking during Britain’s colonial era.
