Italy’s Salvini keeps door open to possible new government with 5-Star
Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s hard-right League party, said on Thursday he would be willing to patch up his coalition with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement if it adopts a more constructive attitude to the League’s policies.
Myanmar troops’ sexual violence against Rohingya shows ‘genocidal intent’: U.N. report
Sexual violence committed by Myanmar troops against Rohingya women and girls in 2017 indicated the military’s genocidal intent to destroy the mainly Muslim ethnic minority, United Nations investigators said in a report released on Thursday.
Interpol issues red notice for former Colombian guerrilla leader
Interpol on Thursday issued a red notice for a fugitive Colombian lawmaker and former FARC rebel commander who the United States wants extradited for alleged conspiracy to export 10 tonnes of cocaine.
Canary Islands wildfire stable but continues to burn, acting PM says
A wildfire in the popular tourist island of Gran Canaria has been stabilised but continues to burn, Spain’s acting prime minister said on Thursday, promising that the thousands affected by the fire would get help in rebuilding.
Ukraine, EU oppose Trump’s suggestion of readmitting Russia to G7
Ukraine’s president backed leading European powers on Thursday in opposing the readmission of Russia to the Group of Seven advanced economies, saying Moscow still occupied Crimea and was frustrating peace in eastern Ukraine.
Britain-EU talks must respect single market integrity, Irish stability: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Boris Johnson held constructive talks on Thursday and agreed that exchanges between Britain and the European Union in search of a Brexit deal should continue until the end of September, an official in…
South Korea to scrap intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid row over history
South Korea said on Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening a decades-old row over history that has hit trade and undercut security cooperation over North Korea.
Pompeo says U.S. officials are focusing on release of two Canadians in China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday assured Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that American officials were working to free two Canadian men who were detained by China late last year.
China blames Canada for difficulties in relationship, demands Huawei executive be freed
China’s embassy in Canada said on Thursday that bilateral ties were suffering “gross difficulties,” and demanded Ottawa free Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou.
Argentina opposition candidate Fernandez says ‘no possibility of default’ if elected
Argentina presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday the country had “no possibility” of default if he were elected in October.
