Saudi Arabia: Yemen separatists should hand over military bases to government in Aden
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that Yemen’s southern separatists should hand over military bases and government buildings in Aden, and it reiterated its support for Yemen’s government, a statement published by state news agency SPA showed.
Sudan forms first cabinet since fall of Bashir: PM
Sudan’s prime minister announced on Thursday the formation of the first government since the overthrow of long-term ruler Omar Hassan al-Bashir in April.
Pence says UK should take no lectures as Brexit crisis rages
Britain should take no lectures on how to conduct its affairs, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday during a visit to London as the crisis over the country’s exit from the European Union intensifies.
U.N. trying to convince North Korea not to cut aid staff
The United Nations said on Thursday it was trying to convince North Korea not to cut the number of international aid staff deployed by the world body to carry out “critical” food, nutrition and health work in the Asian country.
Venezuela should spend money on food, not missiles: Colombia president
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro should spend his country’s money on food, not on missiles, Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Thursday, amid renewed verbal sparring between the neighboring countries.
Former UK PM Major calls on Johnson to fire top advisor Cummings
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should fire Dominic Cummings, the advisor behind his high-stakes Brexit strategy that resulted in an dramatic purge of his own lawmakers this week, former prime minister John Major said on Thursday.
Thousands of Yemenis rally in Aden in support of the UAE
Thousands of Yemenis marched in Aden on Thursday in support of the United Arab Emirates, which assists separatists who seized the southern city from the Saudi-backed government in a power struggle that has opened a new front in Yemen’s war.
Saudi-led coalition rejects U.N. report on Yemen
A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Thursday dismissed as subjective and biased a United Nations report that called for a ban on arms transfers to Yemen’s warring sides.
Firefighting helicopter crashes in Portugal, pilot killed
A light helicopter crashed on Thursday while combating a wildfire in northern Portugal, killing its pilot who had earlier dropped off a crew of firefighters near the blaze, emergency services officials said.
Mexico president says El Chapo’s drug wealth should go to Mexico
Mexico’s president on Thursday welcomed a proposal to give the alleged fortune of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the country’s indigenous people, and said the wealth of Mexican criminals in the United States should be returned to Mexico.
