Cuban man deported by U.S. to Eswatini in Africa on hunger strike and his “life is on the line,” lawyer says

[ad_1] Cape Town, South Africa — A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison having been held there for more than three months without charge or access to legal counsel under the Trump administration’s third-country program, his U.S.-based lawyer said Wednesday….

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Netherlands says it will return stolen 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt after Grand Egyptian Museum opening

[ad_1] Cairo — The prime minister of the Netherlands announced Sunday that the European nation will soon return a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt, a day after he attended the lavish opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. Prime Minister Dick Schoof said in a statement that, during a meeting on Sunday with Egyptian President…

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Venezuela’s Maduro orders new military exercises after U.S. military blows up another alleged drug boat in Caribbean

[ad_1] Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday ordered military exercises in the country’s biggest shantytowns after U.S. forces blew up another boat allegedly carrying drugs from the Caribbean country. President Trump said six “narcoterrorists” were killed in the strike on the vessel near Venezuela, bringing the number of people killed in such attacks since early…

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