Power outages hit Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, including Cancun
A partial electricity blackout hit three states on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on Friday afternoon, including tourist hot spots Cancun and Tulum, authorities and locals said.
U.S. to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization
The United States is expected to designate Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization, three U.S. officials told Reuters, marking the first time Washington has formally labeled another country’s military a terrorist group….
Lawyers for Venezuela’s Guaido ask U.S. court to protect Citgo
Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have asked a U.S. court to overturn a prior ruling allowing Canadian miner Crystallex to seize part of U.S. refiner Citgo, which is owned by state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela.
Rwandan convicted of lying while seeking U.S. asylum after genocide
A Rwandan man who U.S. prosecutors said participated in the African nation’s 1994 genocide was convicted on Friday of lying about belonging to the political party that led the killings in hopes of gaining asylum in the United States.
U.N. Security Council calls on eastern Libyan troops to halt military movement
The U.N. Security Council expressed concern on Friday about military activity near Libya’s capital Tripoli, warning that it threatens the country’s stability, and called on Libyan National Army (LNA) troops commanded by Khalifa Haftar to halt all milit…
East Libyan troops close on Tripoli, clashes near former airport
Eastern Libyan troops commanded by Khalifa Haftar said on Friday they had advanced into the southern outskirts of the capital Tripoli in a dangerous thrust against the internationally recognized government.
Eastern Libyan forces control the former Tripoli airport: residents, spokesman
Eastern Libyan military forces still control the former Tripoli International Airport, a military spokesman and residents said on Friday.
G7 foreign ministers interrupt talks to warn against advance on Tripoli
Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations implicitly warned eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Friday against an advance toward the capital Tripoli as they scrambled to defuse a dangerous escalation in the north African oil producer’s…
Erdogan says Turkey continues S-400 payments, criticizes U.S. stance
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey was continuing to make payments under its deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defense systems and the United States had not presented the same terms when it offered to sell the rival Patriot missile…
G7 foreign ministers warn Libyan commander Haftar against offensive
Foreign ministers of the group of seven nations said on Friday that they were strongly opposed to military action in the country and implicitly warned eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar against continuing his advance on the capital Tripoli.
