Venezuela’s Guaido says intelligence agents detained his chief of staff
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Thursday intelligence agents had detained his chief of staff following a pre-dawn raid, signaling that President Nicolas Maduro may be cracking down on the opposition’s challenge to his rule.
PM May says short Brexit delay will give Britain time to make final choice
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday a short delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union would give parliament time to make a final choice on Brexit, hours before she will make her case with EU leaders for an extension.
Ethiopians cheer as London museum returns plundered royal hair
A London museum has handed back locks of hair cut from the corpse of an Ethiopian emperor during a British invasion 150 years ago, after a campaign by activists seeking the return of hundreds of pieces of colonial plunder.
Aid workers rescue more African cyclone survivors, death toll mounts
Rescue workers plucked more survivors from trees and roofs to safety on Thursday, a week after a cyclone ripped through southern Africa and triggered devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
Anti-corruption campaigner tipped to win Slovakia’s presidential run-off
Anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova was projected to win 60.5 percent of the vote in Slovakia’s presidential election run-off on March 30 in her first run for political office, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.
Cut Britain some slack, but no rolling extension says Ireland’s Varadkar
European Union leaders must show flexibility on Britain’s Brexit plans given the “chaos” currently reigning in London, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said, adding that Britain would have to give a valid reason for the time extension it was seeking.
With time running short, what happens next on Brexit?
The March 29 deadline for leaving the European Union is looming and with no Brexit deal yet approved by parliament, it is expected to be a tumultuous few days in which several different outcomes remain possible.
Moldova’s new parliament lacks majority, announces recess: lawmaker
Moldova’s new parliament, which is convening on Thursday for the first time, currently lacks the majority it needs to appoint a speaker and a new government, senior lawmaker Eduard Smirnov said.
Venezuela’s Guaido says intelligence agents seize his chief of staff
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Thursday intelligence agents had arrested his chief of staff following a pre-dawn raid, signaling that President Nicolas Maduro may be cracking down on the opposition’s challenge to his rule.
South Korea arrests two for spy cameras that livestreamed 1,600 motel guests
South Korean police have arrested two men for using illegal spy cameras at motels to film and livestream videos of about 1,600 guests, raking in about 7 million won ($6,200) over the past three months, police said on Wednesday.
