Sudan defense minister steps down as head of transitional military council
Sudan’s Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf said on Friday that he is stepping down as head of the country’s transitional military council, a day after former president Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a coup.
German conservative leader blasts SPD over NATO spending target
German conservative leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said divisions in the ruling coalition about planned military spending were undermining Germany’s credibility worldwide.
Trump adviser Bolton to give speech on Venezuela, Cuba next week
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton said on Friday that he will deliver a speech in Miami to Cuban exiles about actions the White House is taking on Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.
Defiant Poroshenko: Ukraine’s voters will choose substance over style in election
Ukraine’s leader on Friday said he was confident of turning the tables on his inexperienced opponent in the second round of the presidential election, saying voters would choose a substantive program over his challenger’s dangerous populism.
Ex-Venezuelan intel chief has ‘treasure trove’ for U.S.: senior U.S. official
Hugo Carvajal, a former general and close ally of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez arrested on drug charges in Spain, is expected to be willing to cooperate with U.S. officials and share a “treasure trove” of information, a senior U.S. official s…
With Bouteflika gone, protesters in Algeria demand more change
Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the departure of Algeria’s ruling elite rallied in the North African nation’s capital on Friday and police reported nearly 200 arrests after clashes that left more than 80 officers injured.
Pompeo slams China, Russia involvement in Venezuela
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday accused China of aiding Venezuela’s economic collapse by bankrolling President Nicolas Maduro’s government and said Russian troop presence in the country was an “obvious provocation.”
Trump says he does not want government to lead 5G effort
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he does not want government to lead the effort to deploy next-generation 5G wireless networks.
Ex South Sudan rebel leader says believes unity government won’t be ready by May 12
Former South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar said on Friday he does not believe it will be possible for the country’s divided leaders to meet a May 12 deadline to form a national unity government.
Ebola spread concentrated in Congo, not a wider emergency: WHO
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has killed more than 700 people and is continuing to spread does not constitute an international emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
