Malian jihadist leader alive after French strike said to have killed him
A senior jihadist leader in Mali whom France said it had killed last November survived the attack and appears in a new propaganda video mocking French and Malian forces, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Friday.
U.S., S.Korea to replace spring exercises with smaller drills: officials
The United States and South Korea are expected to announce that they will not carry out large-scale spring joint military exercises, replacing them with smaller-scale drills, U.S. officials said on Friday.
Washington ups pressure on Venezuela as Guaido tours South America
The United States on Friday ramped up its attempt to dislodge Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power, imposing new sanctions and revoking visas of senior officials, while opposition leader Juan Guaido toured South America to drum up support.
U.S., South Korea to replace spring exercises with smaller drills: officials
The United States and South Korea are expected to announce that they will not carry out large-scale spring joint military exercises, replacing it with smaller-scale drills, U.S. officials said on Friday.
Saudis prepare trials of detainees identified as women’s rights activists
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is preparing the trials of detainees, identified by watchdog groups as women’s rights activists, after completing its investigations, state news agency SPA said on Friday.
Pakistan releases captured Indian pilot; confrontation cools
Pakistan handed back a captured Indian pilot on Friday as the nuclear-armed neighbors scaled back a confrontation that has prompted world powers to urge restraint, although shelling continued in the disputed Kashmir region.
Turkey says in Patriot missile talks with U.S.
Turkey and the United States are in talks over Washington’s offer to sell a Patriot missile defense system to Ankara, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.
Tens of thousands of Algerians call on Bouteflika to step down
Tens of thousands of people in cities across Algeria called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to leave office on Friday in the country’s biggest anti-government demonstrations since the Arab Spring eight years ago.
U.S.-backed Syrian force attacks final IS enclave
U.S.-backed forces launched an attack on Friday to evict Islamic State from its last territorial bastion and seal four years of international efforts to roll back a “caliphate” that redrew the map of the Middle East.
Brazil gold mine blast kills two: Canada’s Leagold
An underground blast in a gold mine in the Brazilian state of Bahia on Friday killed two workers, Canadian company Leagold Mining Corp said.
