Pompeo speaks with Danish foreign minister after Trump cancels visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Denmark’s foreign minister on Wednesday and praised U.S.-Danish security cooperation, a day after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a visit to the Nordic country because it rebuffed his idea of buyi…
North Korea says U.S. cruise missile test, military moves ‘dangerous,’ still committed to dialogue: KCNA
A North Korean spokesman said on Thursday the United States’ recent mid-range cruise missile test and plans to deploy F-35 jets and offensive military equipment around the Korean peninsula were “dangerous” moves that would “trigger a new cold war” in t…
As resistance mounts, Brazil’s Bolsonaro sticks by son for U.S. envoy
Brazil’s right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, plans to push ahead with the appointment of his son Eduardo for ambassador to the United States despite accusations of nepotism and mounting resistance in his country’s Congress.
Turkey says all its observation posts in Syria will remain in place, support to continue
All of Turkey’s observation posts, formed under an agreement with Russia and Iran, will remain in place and support will continue to be provided to the posts, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Wednesday.
Igniting global outrage, Brazil’s Bolsonaro baselessly blames NGOs for Amazon fires
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of burning down the Amazon rainforest to hurt his government, as a growing global outcry against the wildfires raged through social media.
Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan
Two American service members were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement, as the United States seeks to reach a negotiated end to the nearly 18-year-old war.
Salvadoran woman acquitted in abortion case calls for reform
Evelyn Hernandez has a message for El Salvador’s president: End the criminalization of abortion in the conservative Central American country.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro accuses NGOs of setting fires in Amazon rainforest
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of setting wildfires in the Amazon rainforest to damage his government’s image after he cut their funding.
Sudan’s Hamdok takes office as new prime minister, vows to tackle conflicts and economy
Sudan’s new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, was sworn in on Wednesday as leader of a transitional government, and he vowed to make achieving peace and solving the country’s economic crisis a priority.
U.N. warns 22 aid programs in Yemen will close if countries do not pay pledges
The United Nations warned on Wednesday that 22 “life-saving” aid programs will be forced to close in Yemen in the next two months if countries do not pay more than $1 billion in funding that they pledged earlier this year.
