Trump scraps trade benefits for Cameroon over rights abuses
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would end Cameroon’s preferential trade benefits from Jan. 1, citing what he called the African country’s “persistent gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.”
South Korean helicopter crashes into sea off disputed islets, seven missing
A South Korean fire department helicopter carrying seven people crashed into the sea off the disputed islets of Dokdo on late Thursday, a fire department official said on Friday.
Former UK Tory MP Sandbach defects to Liberal Democrats
UK former Conservative party member Antoinette Sandbach has joined the Liberal Democrat party, the lawmaker said in a statement on Thursday.
U.S. North Korea envoy Biegun nominated for No. 2 job at State Department
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Spain likely to host COP25 climate change summit after Chile’s withdrawal
Spain will likely host the United Nations’ COP25 climate change summit in Madrid, following Chile’s withdrawal as host amid raging street protests in the South American nation, a Spanish government source said.
Spain gears up for express election amid increasingly divided society
Spain’s main political parties kicked off a highly condensed electoral campaign on Thursday night, just 10 days before Spaniards head to the polls for a repeat election that is likely to show an increasingly fragmented society.
U.S. warns Russian trolls stoking conflict in Chile
The U.S. State Department warned on Thursday that it had seen indications of Russian “influence” on recent unrest in Chile, where two weeks of protests and riots have rocked the administration of President Sebastian Pinera.
Exclusive: U.S. withholding $105 million in security aid for Lebanon – sources
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding $105 million in security aid for Lebanon, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, two days after the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri.
Banks will seek to stop money leaving Lebanon when doors reopen: sources
Lebanon’s banks will seek to prevent capital flight when they open on Friday but without imposing formal capital controls after a two-week closure due to nationwide protests which led the prime minister to resign, banking sources told Reuters.
North Korea conducted successful multiple rocket launchers test: KCNA
North Korea conducted another test of super-large multiple rocket launchers on Thursday afternoon, calling it a success, state news agency KCNA said on Friday.
