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Guyana arrests incoming opposition leader following US extradition request

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities in Guyana arrested the South American country’s incoming opposition leader on Friday following an extradition request from the U.S. government. Azruddin Mohamed, one of Guyana’s wealthiest citizens, was recently indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida on charges including ...
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Rio authorities identify bodies as protests denounce deadly police raids

By Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Rio de Janeiro authorities said on Friday they had identified most of those killed in the deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history, as protesters denounced the high number of casualties in the military-style raids. The operation on Tuesday targeted ...
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Saudi billions poised for Syria but US sanctions remain a barrier

By Timour Azhari DOHA (Reuters) -Major Saudi Arabian firms are planning billion-dollar investments in Syria as part of the kingdom’s business-forward approach to the country’s recovery, but U.S. sanctions and a fractured Syrian state apparatus pose formidable obstacles. Among the companies looking to break into ...
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UN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco’s autonomy plan

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -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 Rabat’s 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. Western Sahara, a tract of ...
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What to know about Rio’s deadliest police raid that exposed limits of anti-gang tactics in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — On Tuesday, police in Rio de Janeiro launched an operation in two of the city’s favelas that left 121 dead, including four police officers, and an unknown number of people wounded. Brazil’s public defender’s reported 132 deaths in the ...
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UN accuses US of breaching international law with deadly airstrikes on boats in Caribbean and Pacific

(NEW YORK) -- The United Nations said Friday that U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean violate international human rights law and must stop.In a statement to ABC News, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said ...
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Melissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean

KINGSTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record to make landfall in the Caribbean, began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting off communities in Cuba, drenching Haiti and leaving at least 50 dead. Melissa was the most ...
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Photos of Prince Andrew’s royal life before his fall from grace

From favorite son to tabloid fodder, Prince Andrew this week was stripped of his remaining titles and evicted from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As of Friday, the former prince, now known ...
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French lawmakers reject wealth tax on ultra-rich

By Leigh Thomas and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French lawmakers shot down proposals to levy a wealth tax on the ultra-rich demanded by the Left and on Friday backed instead a diluted government plan to tax assets kept in holding companies. Eager to calm Socialist lawmakers ...
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US backs repeal of Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, State Department says

(Reuters) -A U.S. State Department spokesperson said the Trump administration supports repealing the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria through the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which is being discussed by U.S. lawmakers at the moment. “The United States is in regular communication with regional partners ...
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Brazilian prosecutors investigate illegal use of native wood in corn ethanol production

By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso is investigating whether corn ethanol plants are burning wood from illegal deforestation to produce the biofuel, running counter to decarbonization goals in the sector, prosecutor Ana Luiza Peterlini told Reuters. Mato Grosso is ...
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The Media Line: ‘Transforming El-Arish Into a Hub’: Egypt Positions Sinai at the Center of Gaza’s Recovery 

‘Transforming El-Arish Into a Hub’: Egypt Positions Sinai at the Center of Gaza’s Recovery  President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s plan to anchor Gaza reconstruction in North Sinai signals both a humanitarian mission and a bid to expand Egypt’s economic and geopolitical reach  By Waseem Abu Mahadi/The Media ...
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