Turkey’s Erdogan voices support for Venezuela’s Maduro
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan phoned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to offer support, and said on Thursday he was shocked that Washington had backed the opposition leader’s move to declare himself interim leader.
Russia warns U.S. against military intervention in Venezuela
Russia on Thursday warned the United States not to intervene militarily in Venezuela, a close ally of Moscow’s, saying such a move would trigger a catastrophe.
EU says Venezuelan protests ‘cannot be ignored’, calls for Guaido’s safety
The European Union called on Thursday for Venezuela authorities to respect the “civil rights, freedom and safety” of congress chief Juan Guaido but stopped short of following Washington and recognizing him as interim president.
China detains Australian on suspicion of endangering security
Chinese authorities are holding an Australian writer, who used to be a Chinese citizen, on suspicion of endangering state security, China said on Thursday, and his lawyer said he was suspected of espionage.
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond arrested
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has been arrested, a source told Reuters on Thursday.
EU parliament won’t approve Brexit deal without Irish ‘backstop’: statement
The European Parliament’s Brexit group said on Thursday it would not approve an agreement on Britain’s departure from the European Union that did not contain a full “backstop” provision to avoid a hard Irish border.
U.N. Secretary General calls for dialogue, investigations in Venzuela
A spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations called for an independent investigation into reported casualties that had occurred during the unrest in Venezuela, urging all parties in the divided country to enter peaceful dialogue.
UK man who fled after speedboat death detained in Georgia
A British man who went on the run last year after killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the River Thames has been detained in the former Soviet state of Georgia, London police said on Wednesday.
Russia warns U.S. against military intervention in Venezuela: Ifax
Russia on Thursday warned the United States not to intervene militarily in Venezuela, saying such a move would trigger a catastrophic scenario, the Interfax news agency cited the deputy foreign minister as saying.
Turkey says has capacity to create ‘safe zone’ in Syria alone
Turkey has the capacity to create a “safe zone” in Syria on its own but will not exclude the United States, Russia or others if they want to cooperate, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
