Macedonia signs accord to join NATO despite Russian misgivings
BRUSSELS – NATO members have signed an accord with Macedonia allowing the tiny ex-Yugoslav republic to become the 30th member of the US-led alliance after a deal with Greece ended…
US says no evidence foreign meddling impacted 2018 election
WASHINGTON – Top US officials have said that foreign actors did not significantly influence the 2018 congressional elections, despite reports of hacking attempts leading up to the November election. The…
Audit of burst Brazil dam found issues with drainage, monitoring
BRASILIA – A report commissioned by Brazilian miner Vale SA last year to look into the stability of the tailings dam that ruptured on January 25 has certified it as…
Lithuania fears Russia will attempt to sway its elections
VILNIUS – Lithuania’s intelligence agencies fear Russia will interfere in its forthcoming elections, including one in May to find a successor to the staunchly anti-Kremlin president, Dalia Grybauskaite. The Baltic…
British royal Kate shares family photo on school visit
LONDON – Prince William’s wife Kate, Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, went back to the classroom on Tuesday, chatting with pupils and sharing a family photograph on a school visit as…
UN council pushes Yemen’s warring parties to withdraw Hodeidah troops
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council has urged the warring parties in Yemen to withdraw forces from the country’s main port of Hodeidah and two other ports “without…
Constitutional proposals could allow Sisi to stay in power till 2034: document
CAIRO – Constitutional amendments proposed by Egyptian lawmakers would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power for up to 12 years beyond his current term and boost his…
EU nations back Venezuelan opposition leader as anti-Maduro bloc grows
MADRID/CARACAS – Major European nations joined the United States in recognising opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state, as a separate regional bloc met in Canada to…
US star Angelina Jolie visits Rohingya camps in Bangladesh ahead of funding appeal
DHAKA – Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited the world’s largest refugee settlement, home to nearly one million Rohingya Muslims, in a bid to put their plight back in the…
Pope condemns Yemen war ahead of historic Gulf visit
ABU DHABI – Pope Francis will become the first pontiff to visit the Arabian Peninsula, just hours after issuing his strongest condemnation yet of the war in Yemen, where his…
