Cuba rescues residents stranded by floodwaters in wake of Hurricane Melissa
RIO CAUTO, Cuba – Cuba worked on Friday to rescue residents still stranded by unprecedented floodwaters in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, including a flooded river that had cut off…
Ukraine lands special forces in embattled Pokrovsk, sources say
KYIV – Ukraine landed special forces to fight in embattled parts of the eastern city of Pokrovsk earlier this week, just as Russia said it had surrounded Kyiv’s forces in…
UN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco’s autonomy plan
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty could be the most feasible solution to…
Explainer-What is the Comando Vermelho gang targeted in the deadly Rio police raids?
RIO DE JANEIRO – The deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history left at least 121 people dead this week in Rio de Janeiro. The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho, or…
Men shot by the hundreds, disappeared after Sudanese city falls to paramilitaries, witnesses say
Fighters riding camels rounded up a couple of hundred men near the Sudanese city of al-Fashir at the weekend and brought them to a reservoir, shouting racial slurs before starting…
Moldova appoints pro-EU Munteanu as prime minister
CHISINAU – Moldova’s parliament picked a new prime minister on Friday to lead the small nation’s efforts to join the European Union and break free of Russia’s political orbit. Read…
Trump says he is not considering strikes within Venezuela
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday denied he was considering strikes inside Venezuela, appearing to contradict his own comments from last week and amid intensifying expectations that Washington may…
Czech election winners agree on deficits, retirement age cap in government plan, reports say
PRAGUE – Czech billionaire Andrej Babis’s populist ANO party and his right-wing allies plan to keep budget deficits within EU limits, cap the retirement age and ensure cheaper energy as…
Senior officers arrested in Guinea-Bissau for alleged coup attempt
BISSAU – A group of senior officers of Guinea-Bissau’s army have been arrested on accusations of attempting a coup, deputy chief of staff of the armed forces Mamadou Kourouma said…
Dutch centrist D66 party confirmed as election winner, ANP says
AMSTERDAM – Dutch centrist party D66 won the most votes in Wednesday’s general election, news agency ANP said on Friday, putting its 38-year-old leader Rob Jetten on course to become…