Despite briefing, Canada PM still puzzled by minister’s resignation
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he was still puzzled by the decision of former veterans affairs minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to quit last week, even though she addressed the Cabinet on Tuesday.
Crowds see off Venezuela convoy headed to Colombia border for aid
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.
Citgo Petroleum’s new board members arrive in Houston headquarters
Members of boards of directors appointed this month by Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress to run state-owned oil firm PDVSA’s U.S. subsidiaries arrived at Citgo Petroleum’s Houston headquarters, two people familiar with the matter said on Thurs…
Maduro says he is considering closing Venezuela border with Colombia
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday the government was considering closing the border with Colombia and would close the border with Brazil ahead of opposition plans to bring in humanitarian aid despite his objection.
U.S., North Korea to seek understanding on denuclearization at summit
The United States and North Korea will seek a common understanding of what denuclearization means when President Donald Trump presses Kim Jong Un next week to give up all of the North’s nuclear weapons, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Pope, at crisis conference, vows ‘concrete’ steps against sex abuse by priests
Pope Francis promised that concrete action against child sexual abuse by priests would result from a conference he opened on Thursday, with one cardinal acknowledging that the Church had to fight “the enemy within”.
Eastern Libyan military forces claim control of El Feel oilfield: spokesman
Eastern-based Libyan military forces have taken control of the south-western El Feel oilfield, their spokesman said on Thursday.
Iran’s Soleimani warns Saudis after deadly attack in southeast region
The commander of the overseas arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened Saudi Arabia with revenge over a suicide bomb attack in southeastern Iran on Feb. 13 that killed 27 Guards members, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday.
Blast hits minibus carrying oil workers in eastern Syria, killing ten
At least 10 people were killed and a number were wounded on Thursday when a bomb blast hit a minibus carrying workers employed in a major oil installation in eastern Syria run by a U.S.-backed Kurdish group, residents of the area said.
Cubans expected to voice unprecedented opposition in constitutional vote
For the first time since the 1959 Revolution, Cuban voters on Sunday may express significant dissent, when they go to the polls to ratify a new constitution that institutes modest economic changes while maintaining the one-party system.
