U.S. has already imposed increased sanctions on Iran: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States has increased sanctions on Iran after a missile strike this week on Iraqi bases housing American military personnel, but gave no other details.
Factbox: Britain’s part-time prince – who is Harry?
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will step back from senior roles in Britain’s royal family and spend more time in North America, they said on Wednesday, an announcement that took his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, by surprise.
Ukraine airliner accidentally downed by Iran, U.S. officials say
A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was most likely brought down accidentally by Iranian air defenses, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump said he had a terrible feeling about the disaster.
Qatar’s foreign minister, Iranian counterpart discuss events in region: state news agency
Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani called his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday and discussed “the latest developments in the region, especially in Iraq, as well as ways to reduce tension”, t…
Colombia eradicates record amount of coca fields last year, president says
Colombia, a top source of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, eradicated more than 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of the crop last year, President Ivan Duque said on Thursday.
Bulgarian environment minister detained over water crisis: prosecutor’s office
Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Water Neno Dimov was detained on Thursday after prosecutors questioned him in relation to a probe over chronic water shortages in the western town of Pernik.
Ukraine wants to search Iran plane crash site for possible missile debris
By Alexander Cornwell, Babak Dehghanpisheh and Natalia Zinets
Trump: Downed Ukrainian plane in Iran could have made a mistake
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the deadly crash of a Ukrainian plane could have been a mistake, adding that he had a terrible feeling about the downed airliner but offering no evidence.
French unions battle Macron in make-or-break pension protest
President Emmanuel Macron stood his ground as trade unions on Thursday brought tens of thousands of demonstrators onto the streets in a make-or-break push to force him to abandon his planned pension reform.
Sudan’s PM visits rebel stronghold in Kordofan on peace mission
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok visited the rebel bastion of Kauda in the South Kordofan region’s Nuba Mountains on Thursday, the first senior Khartoum official to travel there since clashes resumed in the area more than eight years ago.
