Islamic State claims suicide attacks on police in Tunisian capital
(REUTERS) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for two suicide bomb attacks on police in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said.
Gunman wounds two at French mosque, suspect later found dead
A gunman shot and wounded an imam and another person outside a mosque in the western French city of Brest on Thursday, police said.
Law passed to restrict foreign film production in Tanzania
Foreign companies filming in Tanzania must give the government the right to vet raw footage and let the country use the movie in promotional material, according to a bill passed by parliament on Thursday.
Health of hospitalised Tunisian president begins to improve: adviser
The condition of 92-year-old Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has begun to improve, a presidential adviser told Reuters on Thursday, hours after his office said he was hospitalised for a “severe health crisis” .
Public support for Brazil President Bolsonaro eroding: poll
More than half of Brazilians say they lack confidence in right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, whose support has steadily eroded since winning a commanding victory in October’s election, according to an opinion poll released on Thursday.
Nearly 250 arrested in Ethiopia after foiled coup – state TV
Nearly 250 people have been arrested in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa and the city of Bahir Dar since a coup attempt was foiled, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Thursday.
Russia’s Putin says liberal values are obsolete: Financial Times
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that liberal values were obsolete because they had been rejected by the majority of the people in Western nations.
Coffee slump reaps bitter harvest for Central American migrants
Toward the end of 2018, Honduran coffee farmer Mario Lopez paid a human smuggler, or coyote, to take him to the United States in a bid to escape the economic ruin engulfing him at home.
One dead, at least 24 wounded as bombs hit buses in Iraq’s Kirkuk
One person was killed and at least 24 wounded when bombs hit two crowded passenger buses in Iraq’s oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Thursday, officials said.
U.S. envoy says Iran sanctions working, warns against nuclear breaches
The U.S. policy of maximum economic pressure on Tehran is working but the sanctions do not give Iran the right to breach its nuclear commitments, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
