Cuba, Canada foreign ministers meet in Havana on Venezuela crisis
Canada’s foreign minister met with her Cuban counterpart in Havana on Thursday to discuss the political crisis in Cuba’s longtime ally Venezuela and other issues after the island’s Communist government said it was willing to help mediate.
Venezuela ex police commissioner Simonovis has left house arrest: Guaido
Venezuelan ex police commissioner Ivan Simonovis has left his home despite being under house arrest, opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Thursday.
Nine Islamic State militants killed in southwest Pakistan raid
Pakistani security forces killed nine Islamic State militants during an hours-long raid near Quetta in the restive southwest of the country that has been hit by repeated jihadist attacks this month, officials said on Thursday.
Trump says he hopes U.S. not going to war with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped the United States was not heading to war with Iran as he met with Switzerland President Ueli Maurer, whose nation has served as a diplomatic conduit between the two countries.
Israel should take action against firm linked to WhatsApp breach: Amnesty
Amnesty International called on Thursday for Israel’s government to ensure that an Israeli company, whose spyware has been linked to a WhatsApp breach that may have targeted human rights groups, be held accountable for the way its software is used.
Austrian Muslims to challenge school headscarf ban in court
The organization representing Austria’s Muslims said on Thursday it would ask the Constitutional Court to reverse a ban on headscarves in primary schools a day after it was passed in parliament.
After fleeing bombs, Syrian families shelter in olive groves
Families who fled Syrian government and Russian strikes in northwestern Syria are sleeping in an olive grove near the Turkish border without enough food and no place else to go.
U.S. federal agents arrest protesters occupying Venezuelan Embassy
U.S. law enforcement officers raided the Venezuelan Embassy on Thursday to oust a small group protesting U.S. policy toward the oil-rich country, paving the way for the diplomatic compound to be handed to the U.S. envoy of opposition leader Juan Guaido…
Farm loans and ports on Indian opposition’s post-election agenda
A loan waiver program for farmers and privatization of air and sea ports will be among the post-election priorities if India’s opposition parties pull off an unexpected victory in the national vote, a regional party leader told Reuters.
France’s Macron to meet Libya’s eastern commander Haftar next week: presidency
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in the middle of next week to discuss how to resume peace talks in the country, a French presidential source said on Thursday.
