Pompeo, Chile’s Pinera discussed Venezuela, trade war with China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chilean President Sebastián Piñera discussed the crisis in Venezuela, the U.S.-China trade war and the “Belt and Road” in a meeting on Friday, Chile’s government said in a statement on Friday.
Bashir ouster rekindles interest in long-defaulted Sudan loans
In the hazy world of distressed debt trading, the fall of Sudan’s autocratic ruler of 30 years, Omar al-Bashir, has sparked fresh interest among traders and holders of the country’s long-defaulted debt.
Moroccan court sentences Swiss national to 10 years on terrorism charges
A Moroccan court has sentenced a Swiss national to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges over links to the suspects in the killing of two Scandinavian women near Marrakech in December, the state news agency MAP said on Friday.
Trump claims victory as court rejects investigating U.S. forces
The International Criminal Court’s unanimous rejection of a request to investigate U.S. forces for possible war crimes in Afghanistan is a “major international victory”, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday.
Former Chavez general arrested in Madrid for drug trafficking – police
Spanish police arrested a former general and close ally of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez in Madrid on Friday on drug trafficking charges on an arrest warrant issued by the United States, a police spokeswoman said.
Hundreds participate in march to commemorate Jallianwala Bagh massacre centenary
Hundreds of people holding candles and the national flag marched through the northern Indian city of Amritsar on Friday, on the eve of the centenary of the colonial-era Jallianwala Bagh massacre that British Prime Minister Theresa May has called a “sha…
Brazil house speaker, key to pension reform, accused of bribe-taking: document
Brazilian police have accused Rodrigo Maia, Brazil’s powerful lower house speaker, and his father of receiving bribes totaling at least 1.4 million reais ($361,869), a document seen by Reuters on Friday showed.
About 1,500 migrants trapped in Tripoli, lives at risk: UNHCR
About 1,500 refugees and migrants are trapped in detention centers by the Libyan conflict and the risks to their lives are growing by the hour, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.
Israeli soldiers kill Gaza teenager during border protest
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager taking part in protests along the Gaza border on Friday, Palestinian health officials said, the first fatality since Gazans marked the one-year anniversary of the weekly demonstrations in March.
Modi’s party chief vows to throw illegal immigrants in India into Bay of Bengal
The head of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party took his invective against illegal Muslim immigrants to a new level this week as the general election kicked off, promising to throw them into the Bay of Bengal.
