Guatemalan migrant toddler dies weeks after U.S. detention
A 2-1/2-year-old Guatemalan migrant boy who was detained last month at the U.S.-Mexico border but released from U.S. custody with his mother during treatment for an illness has died in hospital, authorities said on Wednesday.
Sudan opposition regrets military council’s suspension of talks
Sudan’s opposition alliance on Thursday said the ruling military council’s suspension of talks with protesters for 72 hours was a “regrettable decision”.
Exclusive: Tanker unloads Iranian fuel oil at China port after near five-month trek – data
A tanker carrying Iranian fuel oil in violation of U.S. sanctions has unloaded the cargo into storage tanks near the Chinese city of Zhoushan, according to ship tracking data on Refinitiv Eikon.
Philippines withdraws top diplomats from Canada over trash row
The Philippines is withdrawing top diplomats from Canada after Ottawa missed a deadline to take back 69 shipping containers full of trash, the latest move in a long-running row stoked by threats from Manila’s outspoken president.
Lack of innovation is ‘Achilles heel’ for China’s economy, Xi says
A lack of innovation is China’s “Achilles heel”, President Xi Jinping warned in an article given high prominence by state media on Thursday, where he also bemoaned the economy for being big yet without being strong.
PM Abe says Japan wants to develop ties with Iran
Japan would like to maintain, and develop, its traditionally friendly ties with Iran, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday.
Guatemala court ruling all but ends ex-prosecutor’s election hopes
Guatemala’s top court on Wednesday rejected an appeal to clear the way for a former attorney general to seek the country’s presidency next month, all but ending her chances of competing.
Australia’s Labor opposition set for election victory: poll
Australia’s opposition Labor party is on course to win power at this weekend’s national election, a widely watched poll showed on Thursday, as conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison fails to woo voters with his promise of economic stability.
Iran says exercising restraint despite ‘unacceptable’ escalation of U.S. sanctions
Iran is committed to its obligations under an international nuclear deal despite the U.S. withdrawal from the landmark agreement, its foreign minister said on Thursday, calling the reimposition of U.S sanctions “unacceptable”.
Brazil education freeze spurs biggest protests yet against Bolsonaro government
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across Brazil on Wednesday to rally against education spending freezes in the biggest demonstrations yet against President Jair Bolsonaro, who called marchers “useful idiots and imbeciles.”
