U.S. rejects U.N. database of companies in Israeli-controlled territories: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said the U.S. government would not furnish any information for a database of companies operating in Israeli-controlled territories that the United Nations’ human rights office released, and said the compi…
Shelterless Syrians burn refuse for warmth in bitter Idlib winter
Families fleeing air strikes and advancing troops in Syria’s Idlib province are sleeping rough in streets and olive groves, and burning toxic bundles of rubbish to stay warm in the biting winter weather, aid workers say.
Looking to moderate image, Italy’s Salvini says his League party isn’t far right
Italy’s Matteo Salvini denied on Thursday that his League party is a far-right group, instead portraying it as a moderate force that wants to broaden its appeal to metropolitan voters who have previously shunned it.
Sinn Fein path to power blocked as Fianna Fail rules out deal: lawmaker
Ireland’s largest party Fianna Fail has ruled out going into government with Sinn Fein, a senior lawmaker said, in a move that is likely to prevent the left-wing nationalists from entering power for the first time.
Cambodia says no passengers on castaway cruise ship have coronavirus
None of the 20 passengers on board a cruise ship which docked in the Cambodian port town of Sihanoukville on Thursday have the coronavirus, a spokesman for the Southeast Asian country’s health ministry told Reuters.
Sudan agrees to compensate families of USS Cole victims: state news agency
Sudan has agreed to compensate the families of sailors killed in an al Qaeda attack on the USS Cole warship 20 years ago, state news agency SUNA said on Thursday, part of government efforts to remove the country from a list of state sponsors of terrori…
Loyal and ready to spend, meet Britain’s fast-track finance minister
Five years ago Britain’s new finance minister Rishi Sunak wasn’t even a member of parliament, now he is running the world’s fifth largest economy.
U.S., Taliban have negotiated proposal for seven-day reduction in violence: Pentagon chief
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday that the United States and the Taliban had negotiated a proposal for a seven-day reduction in violence.
WW2 bombing commemorated in far-right stronghold Dresden
Germans on Thursday commemorate 75 years since Allied bombing raids on Dresden killed 25,000 people just three months before the end of World War Two in an operation that still fuels the surging support for the far right to this day.
Spain orders detention of ex-head of Mexico oil firm pending extradition request
Spain’s High Court on Thursday ordered Emilio Lozoya, former chief executive of Mexican state oil firm Pemex, to be held in a Spanish jail pending an extradition request from Mexico where he faces corruption charges.
