Exclusive: Brazil likely to vote with U.S. against Cuba at U.N. over embargo
Brazil is expected to vote for the first time against an annual U.N. resolution on Thursday condemning the U.S. economic embargo on communist-run Cuba, two people in the Brazilian government told Reuters.
Pilot accidentally hits hostage alarm, causing lockdown at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
A pilot accidentally triggered a hijacking/hostage taking alarm in a plane’s cockpit, causing a major security lockdown on Wednesday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, one of Europe’s busiest.
At least 37 killed in attack on Canadian miner Semafo convoy in Burkina Faso
Thirty-seven civilians were killed and more than 60 wounded when gunmen ambushed a convoy transporting workers of Canadian gold miner Semafo in eastern Burkina Faso, regional authorities said on Wednesday.
U.S. senators press for sanctions on Turkey if it is violating Syria ceasefire
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators asked President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday to let them know – and to respond with touch sanctions – if reports are true that Turkey is violating a ceasefire agreement in Syria.
Iran injects uranium gas into centrifuges, resumes enrichment at facility: Tasnim
Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow nuclear facility by injecting uranium gas into centrifuges, Iran’s Tasnim news agency quoted the country’s Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) as saying on Thursday.
Millennials cheer New Zealand lawmaker’s ‘OK, Boomer’ remark
A 25-year-old New Zealand lawmaker’s “OK, Boomer” response in parliament when heckled by an older colleague is being cheered by millennials around the world.
Explainer: Chile’s constitutional conundrum – To change or not to change?
The social revolt that exploded into violence in Chile 20 days ago has brought old social, economic and political demands back onto the table.
UK PM’s election campaign launch marred by gaffe, resignation, doctored video
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to fire up supporters with a Brexit rallying cry on Wednesday after the first day of his election campaign was marred by a ministerial resignation, a gaffe about a deadly tower blaze and a doctored video adver…
Bolivian opposition leaders rally as violence flares
A Bolivian protest leader will make a second attempt to reach the capital on Wednesday to demand President Evo Morales step down, a gambit which has sparked a fierce backlash from government supporters while helping rally a split opposition.
Faith in Mexico shaken for ‘true believer’ Mormon communities
The massacre of nine women and children in northern Mexico could test breakaway Mormon families’ attachment to communities that for decades have been a haven for a way of life shunned by the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
