Venezuela’s foreign minister has embarked on a Middle East tour taking him through Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria, amid U.S. measures to prop up the Latin American country’s opposition figure and self-proclaimed “interim president” Juan Guaido against President Nicolas Maduro. Read more Venezuelan Foreign Minister Tours Middle East to Warn of U.S. Attacks against Caracas
The Parliament of South Africa passed on Friday by majority vote a bill authorizing same-sex marriage. According to the motion, officials of the Department of Home Affairs should officiate these ceremonies, even if they are against them. Read more South African Parliament Authorizes Same-Sex Marriages
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Several voices and organizations worldwide joined the rejection of the activation of Titles III and IV of the Helms-Burton Act against Cuba by the Government of the United States on May 2. Read more Voices Worldwide Condemned Enforcement of Helms-Burton Act
Mexican authorities continue on Wednesday without clues about 44 alleged Central American migrants who disappeared between March 8 and 11 in Tamaulipas and Monterrey, the government said. Read more Some 44 Migrants Disappear without a Trace in Mexico