Brazilian city evacuated as Arcelor Mittal dam at risk: firefighters
Inhabitants of the Brazilian city of Itatiaiuçu in the state of Minas Gerais have been evacuated as a Arcelor Mittal dam is at risk, firefighters said on Friday.
U.S. military aims to withdraw from Syria by April: WSJ
The U.S. military is preparing to withdraw American forces from Syria by the end of April and a significant portion of them will be out by the middle of March, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing current and former U.S. officials.
Romania backs Venezuela’s Guaido as interim president
Romania has officially recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate interim president, joining a coordinated action of European Union nations and the United States, President Klaus Iohannis said on Friday.
Swedish police arrest one after knife attack in capital
Swedish police on Friday arrested a man suspected of chasing several people with a knife and wounding one before he was apprehended at a police academy in Stockholm.
Brazil’s Vale evacuates 500 people from dam area in preventive measure
Brazilian authorities ordered Vale SA to evacuate around 500 people from a dam area at its Gongo Soco mine in the state of Minas Gerais on Friday as a preventive measure, the mining company said.
Thai princess says exercising her right as a citizen to go into politics
The sister of Thailand’s king said on Friday she was exercising her rights as a citizen in accepting a political party’s nomination for prime minister in a March general election.
‘Death to America’ aimed at Trump, not American nation, Iran leader says
Iranians will chant “Death to America” as long as Washington continues its hostile policies, but the slogan is directed at President Donald Trump and U.S. leaders, not the American nation, Iran’s supreme leader said on Friday.
Poland’s former prime minister Olszewski dies at 88: state TV
Poland’s former prime minister Jan Olszewski died in a Warsaw military hospital late on Thursday, state television reported on Twitter.
Factbox: The Thai princess who would be prime minister
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi upended military-ruled Thailand’s politics by becoming the prime ministerial candidate for a party loyal to ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra in elections set for March 24.
In stunning move, Thai king’s sister running for PM in March polls
The sister of Thailand’s king entered the race to become prime minister on Friday as the candidate of a populist party, an unprecedented foray into politics by a royal that instantly upended the first election since a 2014 military coup.
