Sudan protests death toll rises to 29: investigatory committee
A 24-year-old man died of his wounds during protests in Sudan on Thursday, a governmental investigatory committee spokesman said.
U.S. seeks to cut off money for Venezuela’s Maduro, aid opposition
The United States is seeking to ensure that Venezuelan oil revenue goes to opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido, and to cut off money from increasingly isolated President Nicolas Maduro, a top U.S. official said on Thursday…
Spanish miners start risky tunneling to reach missing boy
The search for a two-year-old Spanish boy who fell into a narrow well on Jan. 13 entered its riskiest phase on Thursday as miners went down a new 60-meter (197 ft) parallel shaft to start digging across to the well.
Vatican calls for end to suffering in Venezuela but takes no sides
Pope Francis is following the situation in Venezuela closely and the Holy See supports all efforts to spare its people from further suffering, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Exclusive: U.N. expert to lead international inquiry into Khashoggi murder
The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an “independent international inquiry” into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Pompeo urges regional bloc to support Venezuela’s Guaido
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Latin American governments to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president and to declare President Nicolas Maduro’s government illegitimate.
Israel’s far right, security agency spar over charges in Palestinian’s killing
Israeli prosecutors indicted a 16-year-old Jewish seminary student on Thursday over the killing of a Palestinian woman, a case that has sparked public recrimination between Israel’s far-right and its usually tight-lipped internal security agency.
Prospect of political change lifts Venezuela bonds to 2017 highs
Venezuelan government dollar bonds hit their highest levels since 2017 on Thursday and state-run oil company PDVSA’s debt also rose after international support for opposition leader Juan Guaido spurred hopes that socialist President Nicolas Maduro migh…
Zimbabwe declares popular musician Mtukudzi national hero
President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared Zimbabwe’s internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi a national hero on Thursday, granting him a status following his death that has been a preserve for ruling party elites and independence veterans.
Brazil decree weakens law aimed at holding government to account
Brazil’s new far-right administration dramatically increased the number of public servants allowed to designate information as “secret” and “ultra-secret” on Thursday, weakening a transparency law enacted in 2011 to hold government to account.
