Mexican authorities discover 24 bodies in western state hit by drug-fueled violence
Mexican authorities on Thursday said they found 24 bodies in the western state of Michoacan as drug-related violence escalates across the country.
Clashes, jeers and burning tires greet coronavirus evacuees in Ukraine
Residents of a central Ukrainian town clashed with police, burned tires and hurled projectiles at a convoy of buses carrying evacuees from China’s Hubei province, quarantined in case of the coronavirus, to a sanatorium on Thursday.
South Korea city deserted after coronavirus ‘super-spreads’ through church
The streets of South Korea’s fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the new coronavirus in what authorities described as a “super-spreading event” at a church.
UK PM Johnson says looking forward to meeting Trump in June
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is looking forward to meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in June, Johnson’s office said after reports that an expected meeting between the two leaders in early 2020 had been postponed.
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.
