UK PM Johnson’s meeting with Trump postponed until June: the Sun
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has postponed a trip to the United States to meet U.S. President Donald Trump so he can stay at home to focus on delivering his domestic agenda, the Sun newspaper reported late on Thursday.
Australia’s most populous state says fires contained for the first time in nearly six months
Fires across Australia’s most populous state are now contained for the first time in nearly six months, authorities said on Friday, as heavy rains aid firefighters and boost some dam levels to their highest in nearly two years.
U.S. says prepared to help North Korea combat threat from coronavirus
The United States is “deeply concerned” about the possible impact of a coronavirus outbreak in North Korea and is prepared to help U.S. and international organizations contain the spread of the virus, the State Department said on Thursday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro militarizes his inner Cabinet
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he had picked Army General Walter Braga for his chief of staff, cutting links to political parties in his closest circle of advisors that are now all military men.
U.S. Senate rebukes Trump, votes to limit Iran warmaking ability
The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran, rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehran’s retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflic…
Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are the latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak:
On the trail: Democratic White House hopefuls take aim at Bloomberg
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the early-voting states, but whose television ads have blanketed the airwaves: former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
China reports big rise in coronavirus deaths, WHO sees no ‘tip of iceberg’
The Chinese province at the center of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in deaths and thousands more infections using a broader definition on Thursday, while Japan became the third place outside mainland China to suffer a fatality.
Spike in China virus cases doesn’t show big shift in epidemic: WHO
The spike in cases reported from China reflects reclassifying a backlog of suspect cases using patients’ chest images and not necessarily the “tip of an iceberg” of a wider epidemic, a top World Health Organization official said on Thursday.
Trump sees ‘good chance’ for accord with Taliban by end of month
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thinks there is a “good chance” the United States would reach an agreement with the Taliban by the end of February on a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
