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Americas · 9:45 PM UTCU.S. issues more Cuba sanctions as Biden prepares to meet Cuban American leaders

The United States imposed sanctions on the Cuban police force and two of its leaders on Friday in response to the Havana government's crackdown on protesters as President Joe Biden prepared to meet Cuban American leaders at the White House.

AfricaTunisian president says he will not become a dictator after MP arrest
Asia PacificThousands displaced as floods hit Bangladesh Rohingya camps
Middle EastFBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment
AmericasColombia seeks legal, medical attention for citizens detained in Haiti
EuropeShots fired outside Berlin store, four injured, one arrested -media

Shots were fired in a violent clash at a store car park in northern Berlin on Friday, leaving four people injured, the Berliner Zeitung reported.

United StatesU.S. resumes fast-track deportation flights of Central American migrant families
AmericasPeru's new Marxist PM says 'don't worry' as chances of radical policy shift rise
AmericasGuatemalans protest for second day to demand president resigns

Anti-government protesters blocked intersections across Guatemala for the second day in a row on Friday, as calls intensified for President Alejandro Giammattei and the attorney general to step down after the ousting of a top anti-corruption official.

AmericasNicaragua grants nationality to former Salvadoran president accused in corruption probe
WorldU.S. approves potential sale of $3.4 bln helicopters to Israel

The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has approved the potential sale of 18 CH-53K heavy lift helicopters to Israel in a deal valued at up to $3.4 billion.

AfricaMali's interim government is mindful of fixed election timeline - PM
EuropeDepiction of Macron as Hitler tests France's tolerance for satire
EuropeBosnian Serbs defy international envoy's decree against genocide denial

The Bosnian Serb entity in Bosnia decided on Friday to defy the recent decision of the international peace overseer in the Balkan country to ban the denial of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.

EuropeEU says sanctions an option to tackle Belarus people smugglers
AmericasRio's homeless brave unprecedented cold
Middle EastEU adopts legal framework for Lebanon sanctions
EuropePolish president says changes needed to judges' disciplinary system
Asia PacificU.S. Vice President Harris to visit Vietnam, Singapore
Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsHard-won gains at risk as Delta variant spreads- WHO