Many U.S.-bound caravan migrants disperse as asylum process stalls
Thousands of Central American migrants spent weeks traveling north through Mexico in caravans, walking and hitching rides when possible, only for many to give up hope and turn back when they met resistance at the U.S. border.
Colombian ex President Betancur, who sought peace with rebels, dies
Former Colombian President Belisario Betancur, who attempted to broker peace with leftist rebels during his administration, died on Friday at the age of 95, the Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota hospital said.
Cuba president says policy changes address people’s concerns, not a setback
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said his government’s last-minute changes to policies that went into effect on Friday following widespread criticism showed it listens to the people and were not a setback.
Twelve dead in bank robbery shootout in Brazil
Twelve people including six hostages were killed on Friday in a shootout between police and bank robbers attempting to blow up ATMs at two banks in a small town in northeastern Brazil, authorities said.
Mexico’s new government takes aim at drug cartel finances
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is taking aim at the finances of the powerful Jalisco cartel in what a top anti-money laundering official said was an opening salvo in the fight to stop criminal gangs from flourishing with impunity.
Europe needs to tackle rising ‘fake’ populists: UK’s Corbyn
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn urged Europe’s Socialists on Friday to challenge the political establishment and team up with like-minded leftists to check the rise of “fake” right-wing populists.
Steady as she goes: Merkel 2.0 takes center stage in Germany
Germany’s Christian Democrats have played it safe. By opting for Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as party leader, they have voted for a centrist who is long on party unity and short on major policy initiatives.
Turkey’s top spy in U.S. to meet senators, intelligence officials: sources
Turkey’s head of intelligence has traveled to Washington to meet with U.S. lawmakers and intelligence officials, sources said, in an apparent bid to improve ties with the Americans after a breakdown in the NATO allies’ relationship last summer.
Salvini says budget will prevent French-style riots in Italy
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday that Italy’s expansionary 2019 budget, which is contested by the European Commission, will prevent the kind of unrest that has rocked France.
Twelve dead in Brazil bank robbery shootout: officials
Twelve people were killed on Friday in an early morning shootout between police and bank robbers in a small town in northeastern Brazil, the state governor’s office said.
