U.S. diplomats leave Caracas embassy as Washington backs Maduro rival
Some U.S. diplomats left the embassy in Caracas for the airport on Friday in a convoy escorted by police, according to a Reuters witness, after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro broke off relations with Washington and ordered American personnel out.
Pompeo to urge U.N. Security Council to recognize Venezuela’s Guaido
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will brief the UN Security Council on Saturday on Venezuela and urge member countries to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president, the State Department said in a statement on Friday….
Mexico says willing to mediate in Venezuela political crisis
Mexico said on Friday that it is willing to mediate between the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader and congress chief Juan Guaido, if both sides request and agree to it.
Brazilian miner Vale’s dam breaks in Minas Gerais state: report
A dam belonging to Brazilian miner Vale SA ruptured on Friday in southeastern Minas Gerais state, pouring out mud into the surrounding area and leading local residents to be evacuated, news website G1 reported.
Central African soccer executive faces war crimes judges in The Hague
Central African Republic’s top soccer executive came before judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday, days after being handed over by France to face allegations of war crimes against the Muslim population of his country.
Two arrested in Canada in national security raids
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Thursday it arrested two people in Kingston, Ontario, in moves the country’s public safety minister said were made on credible information “to ensure public safety.”
Indian PM Modi’s popularity at all-time low; rival Gandhi closing in: poll
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ratings have dropped to their lowest-ever level, but he still leads in popularity before a national election expected in the next few months, an India Today poll showed on Friday.
Greece does ‘mission impossible’, ratifies North Macedonia accord
Greece on Friday ratified a landmark accord that changes the name of neighbouring Macedonia, ending a decades-old dispute with its neighbour and opening the way for the ex-Yugoslav republic to join the European Union and NATO.
Macron faces diplomatic test in Egypt amid human rights pressure
When French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Paris in October 2017, five months after taking office, he handed him a list of activists he believed the Egyptian president could release from prison.
Turkish court releases Kurdish MP on hunger strike
A Turkish court on Friday released a Kurdish lawmaker who was jailed last year for criticising Ankara’s military operation in Syria and has been on hunger strike for nearly three months.
