Trump ready to threaten Mexico with tariffs over immigration: Washington Post
U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to threaten Mexico with tariffs in an effort to get the country to crack down on migrants seeking asylum in the United States, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Saudi king calls for firm Arab stance against threats from Iran
Saudi Arabia convened emergency Arab summits on Thursday to deliver a strong message to Iran over regional security after recent attacks on Gulf oil assets, as American officials said a U.S. military deployment had deterred Tehran.
Pemex complex evacuated on bomb threat, officials say was ‘false alarm’
Mexican state oil firm Pemex said on Thursday its Pajaritos petrochemical complex in Veracruz state was evacuated following a bomb threat, though the civil protection authority of the state said the threat was a “false alarm.”
Second Saudi ship leaves French port without arms cargo -rights group
A Saudi cargo ship has left the southern French port of Fos-sur-Mer without loading its arms cargo destined for Saudi Arabia, blocked from doing so after pressure from rights campaigners, a French rights group said on Thursday.
Saudi king says Iran actions threaten regional, global security
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman told an emergency Gulf Arab meeting on Thursday that Iran’s development of nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities threatened regional and global security.
Body of Etienne Tshisekedi returns to Congo two years after death
The body of Congo’s longstanding opposition figurehead and statesman Etienne Tshisekedi arrived home on Thursday to a packed and emotional welcome after a two-year wait in a Belgian morgue because of a ban on his return.
Violence and graft to test El Salvador’s maverick new president
El Salvador’s maverick new president takes office on Saturday pledging to battle violence, poverty, corruption and mass migration to the United States – but will have to do all that without a congressional majority.
At least five dead in blasts in Iraq’s Kirkuk: medical sources
At least five people were killed and 18 injured in a series of explosions in the Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk, medical sources in the city’s general hospital told Reuters on Thursday.
Hungary arrests Ukrainian captain of cruise ship involved in fatal Danube crash
Hungarian police late on Thursday said it had taken into custody the captain of a cruise ship involved in an accident on the Danube River in central Budapest that killed at least seven South Korean tourists on Wednesday.
Series of explosions in Iraq’s Kirkuk kills five: medical sources
At least five people were killed and 18 injured in a series of explosions in the Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk, medical sources in the city’s general hospital told Reuters on Thursday.
