Brazil’s Bolsonaro launches his own party in political gambit
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro launched a new political party on Thursday, the Alliance for Brazil (APB), under the banner of fighting graft and advancing Christian values, a breakaway move that could fragment his base.
Israel’s attorney general to announce decision on Netanyahu indictment
Israel’s attorney general said he would announce later on Thursday his decision on whether to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged corruption.
Boeing has settled more than half of Lion Air crash lawsuits: lawyer
Boeing Co has settled more than half of some 118 cases related to the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight on a 737 MAX aircraft in October 2018, attorney Dan Webb said at a court hearing on Thursday.
Qatar says played role in release of professors held in Afghanistan
Qatar on Thursday welcomed the release of U.S. and Australian university professors held in Afghanistan and said it had played an instrumental role in their release this week.
Russian parliament backs law to label individuals foreign agents
Russia’s lower house of parliament passed legislation on Thursday that will allow individual journalists to be labeled foreign agents, a move that critics say will tighten curbs on the media.
Nationalization in the UK: Labour’s plans for companies
Britain’s opposition Labour Party unveiled its election manifesto on Thursday, including a sweeping programme of nationalization to reverse decades of pro-privatisation public policy.
Labour unveils ‘radical’ plan to remake Britain
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn unveiled his party’s election manifesto on Thursday, setting out radical plans to transform Britain with public sector pay rises, higher taxes on companies and a sweeping nationalisation of infrastructure.
UK PM Johnson’s party raises 26 times more in donations than Labour
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party raised 26 times more in political donations than the main opposition Labour Party in the first week of the official British election campaign.
UK’s Conservatives beat Labour in first week of electoral fundraising battle
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party raised 26 times more in political donations than the Labour Party in the first week of the official election campaign.
Two toddlers among 73 migrants plucked from drifting dinghy off Libya
Some 73 migrants, many suffering from hypothermia and burns, were rescued by a Spanish charity ship late on Wednesday from a packed rubber dinghy that had been drifting off the Libyan coast for nearly 24 hours.
