Israeli parties vie for Arab vote in bid to oust Netanyahu
Challengers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in next Tuesday’s election have courted Israel’s Arab minority, hoping that a strong turnout from this unlikely source could tip the scales in their favor.
Leader of Canada’s opposition party distances self from anti-abortion comment
The leader of Canada’s main opposition Conservative Party on Thursday distanced himself from comments by a candidate opposing abortion, remarks that could hurt his chances with women voters in an Oct. 21 election.
Cockpit coffee spill forces commercial jet to make emergency landing
A commercial flight with 326 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing when hot coffee was accidentally spilled over the cockpit control panel over the Atlantic ocean, according to a report on Thursday.
EU prods Britain towards Northern Ireland backstop to break Brexit deadlock
The European Union has pressed Britain to give Northern Ireland special status within the bloc’s trading orbit to unlock a Brexit deal, with Dublin promising a positive response should London shift its position.
Years after nun’s murder, church activists face threats in lawless Amazon
Fourteen years ago, on a dirt road near a remote settlement in northern Brazil, a gunman paid by local cattle ranchers executed a U.S. nun who had spent much of her life fighting to save the Amazon rainforest and advocating for the rural poor.
Kenya bans foreigners from adopting local children
Kenya has banned foreigners from adopting local children and will work toward a new policy governing the process, the presidency said on Thursday.
Trump administration reinstates military aid for Ukraine, senators say
President Donald Trump’s administration has released $250 million in military aid for Ukraine, U.S. senators said on Thursday, after lawmakers from both parties expressed anger that the White House had held up money approved by Congress.
Venezuela ex-general fights U.S. extradition, cooperation in doubt
Venezuela’s ex-military intelligence chief told a Spanish court that Washington was fabricating drug-trafficking charges in its extradition request, throwing into doubt future cooperation with the U.S. push against Venezuela’s socialist rulers.
Mexico rejects U.S. top court ruling on migration
Mexico took issue on Thursday with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting a Trump administration request to fully enforce a new rule curtailing asylum applications by immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Mnuchin says U.S. still pursuing ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran
The United States is still pursuing its campaign of “maximum pressure” against Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday, even after President Donald Trump parted ways with his hard-line national security adviser John Bolton.
