German conservative: A longer Brexit extension would have been better
A longer Brexit extension would have been better, a senior German conservative said on Thursday, after European Union leaders gave Britain six more months to leave the bloc.
Nigerian military forced a town of 10,000 people to relocate for security operation, U.N. says
The Nigerian military evacuated the entire population of a town of 10,000 people in northeastern Borno state without warning on Monday before an operation against militants, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Dalai Lama nears full recovery from chest infection
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has “more or less fully recovered” from a chest infection, his press secretary told Reuters on Thursday, but added it was not clear when he would be discharged from hospital.
GAD3 polls shows Socialists hold lead ahead of election, short of majority
Spain’s Socialists held the lead in voting intentions ahead of the April 28 election, a GAD3 poll for the ABC newspaper showed on Thursday, but they were seen short of a parliamentary majority even with backing from far-left allies Podemos.
Ban on TikTok app would harm free speech, China’s Bytedance tells India’s top court
An Indian court’s call for a ban on the popular video app TikTok will hurt free speech rights, China’s Bytedance Technology Co has said in a request for the Supreme Court to quash the directive.
Sudan military expected to announce end to Bashir rule: sources
Sudan’s armed forces will make an important announcement soon, state television said on Thursday as troops were deployed in Khartoum and sources reported a coup attempt against President Omar al-Bashir after months of protests.
Government sources, provincial minister say Sudan’s Bashir stepped down
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to set up a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on Thursday.
German prosecutors search flats, offices over share-trading scam
Frankfurt prosecutors searched apartments and offices across Germany as part of a broader investigation into a fraudulent share-trading scheme, they said on Thursday.
Military deploys in Sudan’s capital, anti-Bashir protest grows: Reuters witness
Sudan’s army deployed troops around the defense ministry, while soldiers and security agency personnel were deployed on key roads and bridges in Khartoum early on Thursday, as thousands of people flocked to an anti-government protest outside the minist…
South Korea court strikes down law criminalizing abortion in landmark ruling
In a landmark ruling on Thursday South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned a ban on abortion that has stood for more than 65 years, saying the current law unconstitutionally limits women’s rights.
