Femen protest interrupts far-right Vox’s Spanish election rally
Three topless women protesters with the slogan “this isn’t patriotism, it’s fascism” scrawled across their chests interrupted the final election rally of Spanish far-right party Vox in central Madrid on Friday evening.
Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico board freight train
Hundreds of migrants hoping to reach the United States boarded a freight train in southern Mexico late on Thursday, frustrated by efforts to slow their progress by the Mexican government, which is under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Brazil states forge ahead in climate change fight despite Bolsonaro ambivalence
State governments in Brazil have agreed to work toward fulfilling the country’s Paris Agreement climate change commitments, despite far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s ambivalence over the pact.
Hundreds of thousands protest against Algeria’s ruling elite
Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the departure of Algeria’s ruling elite rallied peacefully in Algiers for a tenth consecutive Friday.
Ivory Coast to send 650 more troops to U.N.’s Mali mission
Ivory Coast will more than quadruple its troop presence in the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in neighboring Mali to 800, President Alassane Ouattara said on Friday, making it one of the mission’s leading contributors.
Germany’s Lufthansa investigates maintenance of government plane: magazine
German airline Lufthansa is investigating whether a possible maintenance error caused an emergency landing of a plane used by country’s top lawmakers this month, Der Spiegel reported on Friday.
South Sudan court drops treason charge against economist
A South Sudanese court threw out charges including treason against a prominent economist on Friday but said he still must face trial on new charges of disturbing the peace over interviews he gave to foreign media.
Cyclone kills one, leaves trail of destruction in Mozambique
Cyclone Kenneth killed at least one person and left a trail of destruction in northern Mozambique, destroying houses, ripping up trees and knocking out power, authorities said on Friday.
Panama tribunal rules ex-president Martinelli cannot run in election: spokesman
Panama’s electoral tribunal ruled that former president Ricardo Martinelli, who is awaiting trial on wiretapping charges, cannot take part in next month’s elections, his spokesman said on Friday, dealing a heavy blow to his political comeback.
Turkey indicts third U.S. Consulate worker in Istanbul on terrorism charges
Turkey has indicted a third U.S. Consulate employee and his wife and daughter on charges of membership of a terrorist group, according to a copy of the indictment seen by Reuters, a move likely to further strain ties between Ankara and Washington.
