Northern Ireland police at scene of shooting incident in Londonderry
Northern Ireland police said late on Friday they were at the scene of a shooting incident in the Ballymagroarty area of Londonderry.
UK government begins ‘serious work’ on UK staying in EU customs union: The Independent
British officials have begun “serious work” on the UK staying in a permanent EU customs union as a way to rescue the Brexit deal, the Independent newspaper reported on Friday.
To Florida’s Venezuelan exiles, Pence vows more pressure on Maduro
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday listened to harrowing stories of deprivation, torture and escape from Venezuelans who fled their homeland, and pledged to ramp up pressure to help the opposition trying to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Madur…
Small extension to Brexit timetable could be acceptable: Rees-Mogg
Prominent British eurosceptic lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg said he could accept a short delay to the departure from the European Union on March 29 if Prime Minister Theresa May pursued his plan for Brexit.
UAE’s Noor Capital says it bought 3 tonnes of gold from Venezuela
Abu Dhabi investment firm Noor Capital said on Friday that it bought 3 tonnes of gold on Jan. 21 from Venezuela’s central bank, at a time when President Nicolas Maduro is seeking to keep his crisis-stricken government solvent.
Brazil dam burst death toll rises to 115; 10 people added to list of missing
The death toll from a dam burst in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho rose to 115 people on Friday, according to the team tasked with recovering bodies from the site.
Exclusive: Argentina’s Fernandez plans election run against Macri – sources
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner intends to run for the office again this year, two sources close to left-leaning politician told Reuters, the strongest indication yet that the populist leader will look to mount a challenge to incumbent Mauricio Macri.
Jailed Citgo executives seek U.S. help to win their release
Six executives from U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum held in a Venezuelan jail without a court hearing for more than a year have asked the U.S. State Department and lawmakers to help win their release, family members and lawyers said.
Colombia’s Duque says Venezuelan Maduro’s hours are numbered
Venezuela’s dictatorship only has a short time left, Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Friday, calling for more diplomatic pressure on that nation’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, to facilitate the return of democracy to the oil-producing nation.
U.S. says to withdraw from arms control treaty in six months
The United States announced on Friday it will withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia in six months unless Moscow ends its alleged violations of the landmark 1987 arms control pact.
