Man arrested after non-fatal stabbing inside London mosque
A man stabbed a 70-year-old muezzin leading prayers inside a London mosque on Thursday and was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police and mosque officials said.
Anti-euthanasia protesters rally in Lisbon ahead of parliament vote
Hundreds of Portuguese, old and young, protested outside parliament on Thursday against proposed bills that would legalize euthanasia as lawmakers geared up for a fierce debate on the issue that is likely to be approved in a house vote.
World community must help Venezuela to end humanitarian crisis: Lima Group bloc
The world needs to stop the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, hit by political conflict and a collapsing economy, members of the Lima Group regional bloc said on Thursday.
China releases water from dams to ease Mekong River drought, promises more help
China on Thursday said it was helping its downstream neighbors cope with a prolonged drought by releasing more water from its dams on the Mekong River, adding it would consider sharing information on hydrology to provide further assistance in the futur…
Russia accuses Turkey of shelling to help militants fighting Syrian army: agencies
Russia’s defense ministry accused Turkey on Thursday of providing artillery support to militants fighting Syrian government forces and said militants briefly broke through government defenses in Idlib, Russian news agencies reported.
Netanyahu announces plans for 3,000 new settler homes near East Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he was reviving a plan for the construction of 3,000 new settler homes near East Jerusalem, a project effectively frozen after international opposition.
Vietnam eases border trade restrictions with China to help virus-hit businesses
Vietnam has eased restrictions on cross-border trade with China to prop up economic activities hit by the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Thursday.
Suspected German gunman posted ‘deeply racist’ manifesto: prosecutor
A German man suspected of killing nine people overnight in a shooting rampage before turning the gun on his mother and himself had posted a manifesto online with conspiracy theories and deeply racist views, the public prosecutor general said.
China’s Wenzhou city to re-open entrances and exits of highways after coronavirus lockdown: government statement
China’s Wenzhou city will re-open entrances and exits of highways, and cancel some highway checkpoints to support economic recovery during virus, according to a post on social media from the city government on Thursday.
Super-spreaders: What are they and what do they do?
South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has described an outbreak of coronavirus infections linked to a church in the city of Daegu as a “super-spreading event”. But experts, including the WHO, say the term is poorly defined.
