JERUSALEM (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s expected trip to the West Bank winery this week will be the first time a top U.S. diplomat has visited an Israeli settlement, a gift from the administration that has taken unprecedented steps to support Israel’s claim. In war-winning territory. The …
Read More »Peruvian gets its 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes
LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peru was sworn in as its third president in less than a week on Tuesday, after the worst constitutional crisis in two decades. Donating the red and white presidency, Francisco Sagasti vowed to restore confidence in the government and paid tribute to two young men who …
Read More »The Prime Minister of Ethiopia makes an aggressive promise of ‘final and decisive’ in Tigre
The map locates the Tigris region of Eritrea and Ethiopia The map locates the Tigris region of Eritrea and Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Ethiopia’s prime minister says “final and decisive” military action will be launched in the coming days against the country’s rebel northern Tigris region government. Prime Minister …
Read More »Peru’s interim leader announced his resignation after the uprising
LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peru’s interim president announced his resignation on Sunday as the nation plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades after Congress ousted a popular leader. In a short televised address, Manuel Merino said that despite allegations of opposition from Congress, he would take action within …
Read More »Cypriot hit in anti-lockdown protest, 9 detained
Nicosia, Cyprus – A Cypriot court has ordered police to detain three people on suspicion of breaking into a storefront and throwing stones and Molotov cocktails after a rally against a regional lockdown in the coastal city of Limassol. Police also arrested the 31-year-old organizer of the rally on suspicion …
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