Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria plan local tribunal for IS fighters
The Kurdish-led administration that runs much of northeastern Syria is planning to organize a local tribunal to try IS fighters held captive in the region, a representative of its foreign relations committee said on Thursday.
U.S. seeks Iraqi nod to bring in air defenses after Iran attack
The United States is trying to secure permission from Iraq to take Patriot missile defenses into the country to better defend U.S. forces after Iran’s Jan. 8 missile attack, which wounded 50 American troops, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursda…
Armed men kill six indigenous Nicaraguans, kidnap 10 in nature reserve raid
About 80 armed men killed six indigenous people on an isolated Nicaraguan nature reserve in an attack linked to raging land disputes, the indigenous Mayagna community said on Thursday, with 10 other Mayagnas kidnapped in the raid.
Violence erupts again in Santiago after soccer fan run over by police
Riots broke out in parts of Santiago overnight and lingered into Thursday after a police truck ran over and killed a soccer fan earlier this week, marking the most violent protests since unrest broke out late last year, authorities said.
Norwegian police raid shipping company office over waste export
Norway’s national economic crime unit raided the local office of international shipping company Teekay Offshore this week on suspicion of illegally exporting waste, the agency, known as Okokrim, said on Thursday.
U.S. renews waivers on Iran nuclear work, sanctions Iran’s nuclear organization and its chief
The United States on Thursday said it will allow Russian, Chinese and European companies to continue work at Iranian nuclear sites to make it harder for that country to develop a nuclear weapon but has imposed sanctions on Iran’s nuclear entity and its…
No decision on whether to limit intel-sharing with UK over Huawei: Kudlow
The Trump administration has not yet decided whether to curb intelligence sharing with the United Kingdom over its decision to give Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] a limited role in its 5G network, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursda…
Iran says new U.S. sanctions shows Washington’s despair: Fars
The U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran’s nuclear organization and Tehran’s nuclear chief shows Washington’s despair, said a spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, adding that the country’s civilian nuclear program will continue with full force.
Explainer: Through the Brexit looking glass – What changes and what stays the same?
Brexit is the United Kingdom’s biggest geopolitical move in decades. What will change and what will stay the same when Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday at 2300 GMT?
Man convicted of trying to steal 1215 Magna Carta from UK cathedral
A man who tried steal an original copy of the 1215 Magna Carta, considered to be one of the most important documents in the history of democracy, from an English cathedral was found guilty on Thursday of criminal damage and attempted theft.
