Assange considers offer to appear before U.S. Senate committee
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy for six years, is considering an offer to appear before a U.S. Senate committee to discuss alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, his lawyer said on Th…
France’s Macron to raise hunger striker Oleg Sentsov in call with Putin: Elysee
President Emmanuel Macron will speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday about jailed Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who has been on hunger strike since May and is gravely ill, a source in his Elysee office said.
Turkish delegation back in Turkey after U.S. talks: Foreign ministry source
The Turkish delegation that met U.S. officials to try to resolve disputes between the two NATO allies arrived back in Turkey on Thursday, a foreign ministry source said.
Mali opposition leaders refuse to back challenger in presidential run-off
The third and fourth-place finishers in the first round of Mali’s presidential election declined on Thursday to endorse opposition leader Soumaila Cisse in Sunday’s run-off, dealing a blow to his hopes of defeating President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
Myanmar to ICC: Rohingya jurisdiction request ‘should be dismissed’
Myanmar said on Thursday a request by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to seek jurisdiction over suspected deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh was “meritless and should be dismissed”.
Gaza rocket hits outside major southern Israel city, Army Radio says
A long-range rocket fired from Gaza struck an uninhabited area outside the largest city in southern Israel on Thursday, Israeli Army Radio reported, hours after a Palestinian official said an end to a surge in cross-border fighting could be near.
U.S. can’t be trusted, Iran says, as North Korea slams continued U.S. pressure
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told North Korea’s foreign minister that the United States cannot be trusted, Tehran’s state media said, as the United States seeks a deal to rein in the North’s nuclear and missile programs.
Hezbollah says Lebanon government delay risks ‘slide towards tension’
The parliamentary bloc of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Thursday that delay in forming a new government risked Lebanon sliding “towards tension”.
Assange considering offer to appear before U.S. Senate committee, lawyer says
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is considering an offer to appear before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Hezbollah says Lebanon govt. delay risks ‘negative implications’
The parliamentary bloc of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Thursday that a delay in forming a new government risked Lebanon sliding “towards tension”.
