Trump criticizes Iran over crackdown on protesters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Tehran for cracking down on protests and said the United States will stand with protesters in Iran.
Merkel to give Auschwitz 60 million euros from Germany during first visit
Angela Merkel will make her first visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial on Friday after 14 years as German chancellor, bringing a 60 million euro donation to help conserve the site where the Nazis ran their largest death camp, the museum said.
Ethiopia PM should talk to media when collecting Peace Prize: Nobel committee
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will not talk to the news media when he is in Oslo next week to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, drawing rare criticism from the award committee, which says a free and independent press is vital.
Mexico, U.S. eye cooperation in meetings sparked by cartel threat
Mexico’s government said its meetings with U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday will focus on bilateral cooperation, as they seek to address the threat of Mexican drug cartels, which the Trump administration wants to label terrorist groups.
WHO decries ‘collective failure’ as measles kills 140,000
Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140,000, mostly children, as devastating outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
Groups sue Trump administration over new social media disclosure rules
Two documentary film groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new rules adopted this year that require nearly all visitors to the United States to disclose social media user information from the last five years.
Biden endorsed by John Kerry, 2004 Democratic presidential nominee
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday won the endorsement of his party’s former presidential nominee, John Kerry, a high-profile show of support.
U.S. cracks down on Russian ‘Evil Corp’ hackers after $100 million spree
U.S. authorities on Thursday took aim at a Russian cybercriminal group known as Evil Corp, indicting its Lamborghini-driving alleged leader and ordering asset freezes against 17 of his associates over a digital crime spree that has netted more than $10…
Putin says Russia ready to extend New START nuclear arms treaty
Russia is ready to extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty by the end of this year without any more conditions or discussion, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, appearing to drop Moscow’s earlier defiant tone.
Billionaire Brexit donor gives 1 million pounds to UK Conservatives
Peter Hargreaves, one of Britain’s wealthiest men and the second-biggest donor to the 2016 campaign to leave the European Union, has donated 1 million pounds ($1.28 million) to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party ahead of next week’s election.
