Pope arrives in UAE for historic Gulf visit
Pope Francis became the first pontiff to visit the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday, just hours after issuing his strongest condemnation yet of the war in Yemen, where his host the United Arab Emirates has a leading military role.
Colombia’s ELN rebels free three helicopter hostages
Colombia’s ELN rebels have freed three civilian helicopter crew members captured more than three weeks ago, the country’s high peace commissioner said on Sunday.
Erdogan says Turkey has maintained contacts with Damascus
Turkey has maintained low-level contact with the Syrian government, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, even though Ankara has supported rebels who fought for years to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
Kremlin: Russia, Turkey, Iran leaders to meet in Russia on Feb. 14: RIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet the leaders of Turkey and Iran in the Russian Black Sea resort town Sochi on Feb. 14, RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing the Kremlin.
Pakistani rights group says regional leader killed by police
Authorities in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province said on Sunday they had launched an investigation into the death of a regional leader of a Pakistani civil rights group, who died in what his movement called a “targeted attack” by police at a sit-in.
Pope arrives in UAE for historic Gulf visit
Pope Francis arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, the first visit by a pontiff to the Arabian Peninsula, where he will meet with Muslim and political leaders and celebrate an outdoor mass in the capital Abu Dhabi.
El Salvador votes for new president, anti-corruption outsider favored
Polling places in El Salvador began to close on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that is expected to be won by an energetic former mayor campaigning as an anti-corruption outsider, ending decades of a two-party system.
Trump rejects meeting Maduro, says sending U.S. troops to Venezuela ‘an option’
U.S. President Donald Trump said that sending the military to Venezuela was “an option” as Western nations boost pressure on socialist leader Nicolas Maduro to hand over power to opposition leader and self-proclaimed President Juan Guaido.
Trump says sending military to Venezuela ‘an option’: CBS
U.S. President Donald Trump said that sending the military to Venezuela was “an option” and that he had turned down President Nicolas Maduro’s request for a meeting.
Russia’s foreign ministry: help Venezuela, but don’t meddle – Ifax
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that the international community should focus on helping to solve Venezuela’s economic and social problems and refrain from any “destructive” interference, Interfax news agency reported.
