Explainer: What is old and new in Cuba’s proposed constitution
Cubans go to the polls Sunday to ratify a Communist Party-proposed overhaul of the island’s 1976 Magna Carta.
Eastern Libyan forces fight tribesmen for southern city
Eastern Libyan forces loyal to military commander Khalifa Haftar fought tribesmen for a second day for control of the southern city of Murzuq, military officials and residents said, as part of campaign to secure oilfields in the south.
Putin to U.S.: I’m ready for another Cuban Missile-style crisis if you want one
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States wanted one and threatened to place hypersonic nuclear missiles on ships or submarines near U.S. territorial waters.
Nigeria’s Buhari, Atiku make final pitches for support before delayed vote
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and his closest rival Atiku Abubakar made their final appeal for votes on the last day of campaigning on Thursday ahead of a presidential election on Saturday that was delayed by a week.
Not there yet but closer: Britain and EU haggling over Brexit compromise
Britain and the European Union on Thursday played down the chances clinching an immediate Brexit divorce deal but diplomats said they were moving closer to a legal compromise that Prime Minister Theresa May hopes will win over the British parliament.
Explainer: Britain’s next Brexit flashpoint: What happens in parliament on Feb. 26-27?
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces another trial by parliament next week when she must tell lawmakers what progress she has made in talks with the European Union, as patience in her party wears thin and the risk of a disorderly Brexit rises.
U.S. says not discussing removal of troops from Korean peninsula with North
The United States is not discussing with North Korea the possibility of removing U.S. troops from the Korean peninsula and is unsure whether Pyongyang has decided to fully denuclearize, senior Trump administration officials said on Thursday.
U.S.-led coalition checking if French jihadist Clain killed in Syria: source
The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State is verifying whether an air strike in Syria killed French jihadist Fabian Clain, who voiced the recording claiming the November 2015 attacks on Paris, a French source said on Thursday.
Charity says 24 Polish bishops covered up sex abuses of minors
A Polish charity helping victims of child abuse committed by Catholic priests accused 24 bishops on Thursday of concealing perpetrators of sexual molestation of minors.
Catalan protesters burn tires, clash with police over separatist trial
Riot police briefly clashed with pro-independence Catalan protesters in Barcelona on Thursday while other activists burned tires and blocked highways across northeast Spain as part of a day of protests against the trial of 12 separatist leaders.
