Turkey discusses with Russia steps toward ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib
Turkey emphasized the need for a ceasefire in Syria’s northwest Idlib province and what steps are needed on the ground to achieve it during talks with a Russian delegation on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said.
Vladimir Putin inspects Russia’s answer to Disneyland before grand opening
President Vladimir Putin inspected Russia’s answer to Disneyland on Thursday, the country’s first large-scale indoor theme park which Moscow says will be the biggest of its kind in Europe when it opens on Saturday.
UAE suspends passenger ferry services with Iran over coronavirus
The United Arab Emirates has suspended passenger ferry services with Iran until further notice over coronavirus fears, the state news agency WAM said on Thursday.
Canada to stop providing security for Harry and Meghan
Canada will no longer provide security for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Canadian government said on Thursday, once the couple are no longer working members of the British royal family in the coming weeks.
Nigeria’s Islamists targeting Christians to provoke religious war, says minister
Islamist militant groups in Nigeria have begun targeting Christians in an attempt to provoke a religious war, the information minister said on Thursday.
Swiss coronavirus cases rise to six
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Switzerland rose to six after authorities confirmed the first ones in the canton of Aargau.
President Erdogan’s options narrow as Russia presses Syrian crisis to Turkey’s doorstep
With nearly one million displaced Syrians massing near the Turkish border in the face of a Syrian government military offensive, President Tayyip Erdogan’s options are narrowing. He feels blindsided by Russia’s push into Syria’s Idlib region and the risk of full-blown conflict is growing, but Turkey’s Erdogan remains hopeful a deal with Moscow may offer a way out of the crisis, according to Turkish government officials and other sources.
UK government throws open ‘special adviser’ recruitment to all-comers
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has launched a website to open up recruitment of the influential special advisers who work at the heart of government.
Over 100 guests cleared to leave Tenerife hotel on coronavirus lockdown
None of the remaining 700-plus guests at a hotel in Spain’s Canary Islands on lockdown over the coronavirus have shown any symptoms of the virus and 130 of them have been cleared to leave, a spokesman for the regional government said on Thursday.
Starbucks’ CEO says 85% of stores in China are open
Starbucks Corp said on Thursday 85% of its stores in China were open, weeks after the coffee chain shut nearly half of its over 4,000 stores in the world’s second-largest economy due to the coronavirus outbreak.
