Bashir tells Sudan lawmakers to postpone amendment that would keep him power
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, facing the biggest popular protests since he came to power 30 years ago, on Friday called on parliament to postpone constitutional amendments that would allow him to seek another term in a 2020 presidential election.
Trump: Decreasing troops in South Korea not on table for North Korea talks
President Donald Trump said on Friday that drawing down U.S. troops in South Korea is not on the table for his upcoming talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, which will be focused on pressing the Asian nation to abandon nuclear weapons.
Trump says will leave a small number of U.S. troops in Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that his decision to leave a small number of U.S. troops in Syria does not constitute a reversal of his December announcement that he would withdraw the 2,000 troops serving in the country.
Venezuelan troops open fire near border as aid standoff intensifies
Venezuelan soldiers opened fire on members of an indigenous community near the border with Brazil on Friday, killing at least one and injuring others, as President Nicolas Maduro defied U.S.-backed efforts to bring aid into his economically devastated …
Syria Kurds evacuate civilians from IS redoubt, hail Trump troop reversal
Kurdish-led forces in Syria said they would complete the evacuation of thousands of civilians from Islamic State’s last redoubt in the area on Friday, and welcomed a White House reversal of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out all U.S. troops….
Top U.S. general confident allies will step up in Syria
The top U.S. military officer said on Friday he was confident that U.S. allies would step up in Syria, after Washington announced it would be leaving hundreds of troops in Syria.
U.S. imposes travel restrictions on DR Congo officials for vote abuses
The U.S. State Department on Friday imposed travel restrictions against five top officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the heads of the country’s electoral commission and constitutional court, accusing them of corruption during rec…
Britain’s Harry and Meghan to champion cause of girls’ education in rural Morocco
Britain’s Prince Harry and his pregnant wife Meghan will begin a three-day visit to Morocco on Saturday during which they will show their support for rural girls’ education in the Atlas mountains.
High turnout, low expectations for first EU-Arab summit
Egypt will host the first joint summit of Arab League and European Union leaders starting on Sunday, a gathering overshadowed by internal divisions in both alliances and last-minute talks on Brexit.
Quebec lawyers try to save immigrant applications amid crackdown
Lawyers in the Canadian province of Quebec on Friday asked a judge to halt the suspension of almost 20,000 applications by immigrants caught up in a crackdown by the new center-right government.
