Protests break out in Sudanese cities, police fire tear gas: witnesses
Protests broke out in several Sudanese cities on Thursday including the capital Khartoum, witnesses said, following calls for mass rallies.
Unresolved border could threaten other trade deals, Irish PM warns Britain
Britain might struggle in a no-deal scenario to negotiate free trade agreements elsewhere if the Irish border question remains unresolved, a reporter from national broadcaster RTE quoted Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as saying on Thursday.
Spain’s PM says backs Venezuela parliament, calls for free vote
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido in a phone call on Thursday that he supported the legitimacy of the Venezuelan parliament and called for free elections, in line with the European Union’s position.
Venezuela bonds hit highest since 2017 on hopes for political change
Dollar bonds of Venezuela’s government and state-run oil company PDVSA extended their rally on Thursday after Washington’s backing for opposition leader Juan Guaido spurred investor hopes for a turnaround in the impoverished country.
Guaido versus Maduro – Who backs Venezuela’s two presidents?
Venezuela’s opposition has raised the stakes against President Nicolas Maduro after congress head Juan Guaido swore himself in as interim head of state with the support of the United States and some major Latin American nations.
Syria’s Assad suspends special visas for EU diplomats
The European Commission said on Thursday that Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad had suspended special visas for European Union diplomats to Damascus, confirming a Reuters report earlier this week.
EU is prepared to postpone Brexit date until May: Austria’s Kurz
Britain knows that the European Union is willing to postpone the date on which it will leave the bloc, currently March 29, but preferably not beyond the European Parliament elections set for May, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Thursday.
Indian ministers trumpet jobs growth after study showed 11 million jobs lost
Indian government ministers facing an election in coming months launched a social media campaign on Thursday trumpeting successes in creating jobs just weeks after a leading think tank reported 11 million jobs were lost in the country last year.
Kremlin accuses U.S. of trying to usurp power in Venezuela
Russia accused the United States of trying to usurp power in Venezuela and warned against U.S. military intervention there, putting it at odds with Washington and the EU which backed protests against one of Moscow’s closest allies.
UK supports Venezuela’s Guaido as National Assembly head: PM May’s spokesman
Britain supports Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of the democratically elected National Assembly, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, adding that a 2018 presidential poll was neither free nor fair.
