Iraq bans border crossings by Iranians amid coronavirus fears
Iraq banned border crossings by Iranian nationals for three days from Thursday amid fears of the coronavirus, Iraq’s state news agency said on Thursday.
Germany’s minorities call for action after shisha bar shootings
German Kurds called on Thursday for stronger government action against far-right radicalism and racism as they mourned the victims of a gun attack on two shisha lounges.
Time running out to end Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis: Lima Group bloc
Time is running out to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Venezuela, which is gripped by a political and economic crisis, members of the Lima Group regional bloc said on Thursday.
Nigeria asks U.S. to remove it from visa restriction list
Nigeria asked the United States on Thursday to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country set to take effect on Feb. 21.
Two killed as Australian train derails
Two people were killed and 12 others were injured when an Australian interstate train derailed outside Melbourne on Thursday evening, police said.
Merkel, Macron urge Putin to end conflict in Syria’s Idlib
The leaders of Germany and France called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to express their concern about the humanitarian situation in Syria’s Idlib region, urging an end to the conflict there, a German spokesman said.
Irish parliament returns with weeks of government talks ahead
Ireland’s Fianna Fail will start formal talks next week to try to form a government from a fractured parliament as contenders for prime minister fell well short of doing so at the first sitting since the Feb. 8 election.
Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
The deserted shopping malls and cinemas of South Korea’s Daegu, a city of 2.5 million people, became one of the most striking images outside China of an outbreak that international authorities are trying stop from becoming a global pandemic.
Sudan security forces crack down on protest over dismissed officers
Sudanese security forces used teargas and batons on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the reinstatement of army officers dismissed last week for refusing to crack down on demonstrations against former president Omar al-Bashir, witn…
‘Inconspicuous’ German shooting suspect kept racist views under wraps
A man accused of mounting one of post-war Germany’s worst racist attacks was described on Thursday as an inconspicuous trained bank clerk who gave few public signs of the views he was quietly recording in a 24-page manifesto.
