Spanish PM’s future in balance as no-confidence debate starts
MADRID (Reuters) – The future of Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hung in the balance on Thursday, with the opposition Socialists a whisker away from forcing him out of office as deputies began debating a no-confidence motion against his government…
Red Cross sends surgeons, supplies to Gaza to treat wounded
GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it was sending two surgical teams to Gaza and setting up a surgical unit in the enclave’s main hospital to treat heavy casualties from clashes between Israeli force…
U.N. reports unprecedented fighting in Libyan city of Derna
GENEVA (Reuters) – Fighting in the Libyan city of Derna has reached unprecedented levels, with air raids, shelling of residential areas and heavy ground clashes, the United Nations humanitarian office said in a report on Thursday.
Singapore, Malaysia authorities meet as 1MDB probe intensifies
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore investigators are in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur to help authorities with an investigation into scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB, Singapore police said on Thursday, as the country’s new government steps up effor…
Russia’s Lavrov meets North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang: Russian agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit to Pyongyang on Thursday, Russian news agencies reported citing a delegation source.
Assad says U.S. must leave Syria, vows to recover SDF areas
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad said the United States should learn the lesson of Iraq and withdraw from Syria, and promised to recover areas of the country held by U.S.-backed militias through negotiations or force.
Prosecutors raid Korean Air over suspected embezzlement by founding family
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors raided the headquarters of Korean Air Lines Co Ltd on Thursday over suspected embezzlement, tax evasion and breach of trust by members of its founding family, a prosecution official told Reuters.
Polls show most Italians want to stay in euro
ROME (Reuters) – Two polls show that between 60-72 percent of Italians want the country to remain part of the euro while 23-24 percent would choose to drop the common currency.
Spectacular blaze engulfs office building in Australia’s Sydney
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Flames raced up scaffolding at a Sydney building site on Thursday, in a morning rush-hour fire that prompted the evacuation of nearby offices and caused downtown traffic gridlock.
U.S., North Korea enter second day of nuclear talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol entered a second day of meetings in New York on Thursday as they tried to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for an histor…
