South American presidents announce creation of new regional bloc
A group of South American leaders signed a declaration on Friday to create a bloc they say is open to any country, regardless of ideology, to collaborate on solving regional problems.
Rwandan court convicts 15 on terror-related charges
A Rwandan high court on Friday sentenced 13 people to five years and two others to ten years in jail after convicting them of belonging to extremist groups including al Shabaab and Islamic State and providing them support.
U.S. cautions Venezuela’s Maduro over detained Citgo workers, others
The Trump administration on Friday warned the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the detention of Americans, including six executives from Houston-based oil company Citgo Petroleum who have been jailed since 2017.
Trump says all Islamic State land lost in Syria, SDF says fight continues
Islamic State militants in eastern Syria still held out late on Friday, the U.S.-backed militia besieging them said, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the jihadist group had lost its last scrap of territory.
Irish parcel appears identical to UK letter bombs: police
A suspicious parcel found at a postal sorting office in the western Irish county of Limerick appears to be identical to letter bombs sent to buildings in London and the University of Glasgow this month, Irish police said on Friday.
Drone sighting prompted 30-minute air traffic stoppage at Frankfurt airport
A drone sighting on Friday prompted a 30-minute stoppage of air traffic at Frankfurt airport, one of the world’s busiest, an airport spokesman said.
Israeli PM Netanyahu will sue political rivals for libel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday he would sue two of his main political rivals for libel over remarks relating to a graft scandal involving a German submarine deal.
Brazilian graft probe puts Swedish firm AF under microscope
The arrest of a former Brazilian president on corruption charges is raising questions about how a Swedish consulting company won a contract to help build a nuclear power plant at the center of what prosecutors say was a massive bribery and kickback sch…
Britain says it has no plans to change its stance on Golan Heights
Britain said it had no plans to change its stance on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday moved to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the territory seized from Syria in a 1967 war.
Cholera cases reported as hunger, disease stalk African cyclone survivors
Cholera cases were reported on Friday in the Mozambican city of Beira, adding a risk of deadly illnesses for hundreds of thousands of people who are scrambling for shelter, food and water after catastrophic flooding in southern Africa.
