Eleven Venezuela diplomats in U.S. defect since last month: opposition
Eleven Venezuelan diplomats in the United States have defected from President Nicolas Maduro’s government since opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president last month, a representative of the opposition said on Thursday.
Venezuela convoy heads to Colombia border as Maduro threatens to close it
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido left Caracas with some 80 lawmakers on Thursday on a 800-km (500-mile) trip to the Colombian border where they hope to receive food and medicine to alleviate shortages in defiance of President Nicolas Maduro.
Not there yet but closer: Britain and EU haggle over Brexit compromise
Britain and the European Union on Thursday played down the chances of clinching an immediate Brexit divorce deal but diplomats said they were edging closer to a legal compromise that Prime Minister Theresa May hopes will win over the British parliament…
Spain welcomes provisional Brexit airline deal
The Spanish government on Thursday welcomed a provisional European Union deal meant to mitigate the impact of a hard Brexit on airlines.
Eastern Libyan military forces claim control of El Feel oilfield
Eastern-based Libyan military forces took control on Thursday of the southwestern El Feel oilfield, their spokesman and a field engineer said.
UK says focus in Brexit talks is now backstop guarantees
Britain’s Brexit ministry said after talks in Brussels on Thursday that the focus of negotiations was now on getting new guarantees on the temporary nature of the Irish backstop.
Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Putin in Moscow next week: statement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Feb. 27, Netanyahu’s office said on Thursday, with the focus likely to be on Middle East issues led by Syria.
U.S.-led coalition checking if French jihadist killed in Syria: source
The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State is verifying whether an air strike in Syria killed French jihadist Fabien Clain, who voiced the recording claiming the November 2015 attacks on Paris, a French source said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Crews to abandon two Venezuelan tankers stuck in Portugal – operator
The crew of Venezuelan oil tanker, the Rio Arauca, that has been stuck in the middle of the river Tagus in Lisbon for nearly two years due to unpaid debt, is set to be dismissed, managers Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) said on Thursday.
India reiterates plan to stop sharing of excess water with Pakistan: minister
An Indian government minister reiterated on Thursday the country’s plan to restrict the flow of water to Pakistan from its share of rivers, the latest effort by New Delhi to pressure its neighbor after a militant attack in Kashmir.
