Softer Brexit now possible, not DUP’s priority: deputy leader
The deputy leader of the Northern Irish party propping up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said a Brexit outcome that keeps the United Kingdom more closely aligned to the European Union is now a possibility.
Germany extends Saudi arms sale ban for another six months
The German government said on Thursday it would extend for a further six months a ban on exporting arms to Saudi Arabia which has strained ties with fellow European arms exporters with whom German companies have joint programs.
The Philippine journalists taking the rap in Duterte’s latest war
When Filipino journalist Pia Ranada fell into a ditch and injured her leg on election day, May 9, 2016, the presidential candidate she was reporting on drove her to hospital and sat with her as she was treated.
Facebook tightens rules on political ads ahead of EU vote
Facebook Inc toughened its rules on political advertising in Europe on Friday under pressure from EU regulators to do more to guard against foreign meddling in the bloc’s upcoming legislative election. Chastened since Russia used the social media pl…
Venezuela’s Fabiana Rosales, a young activist, emerges into the political spotlight
Barely two months after emerging from obscurity in her home country of Venezuela, political activist Fabiana Rosales sat in the Oval Office across from U.S. President Donald Trump in a yellow armchair normally reserved for visiting heads of state.
Hong Kong tourist dies in fall at Grand Canyon
A Hong Kong tourist plunged to his death on Thursday after slipping over a ledge while taking photographs at a Grand Canyon lookout, a tour operator said.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says new trucker measures coming next week
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that his government would introduce fresh measures for truckers next week, without providing details.
Wife of missing ex-Interpol chief says arrest in China politically motivated
The wife of the missing Chinese former head of Interpol on Thursday dismissed allegations by authorities in China accusing her husband of graft and said his arrest was politically motivated.
Venezuela blocks Guaido from office as the opposition scoffs
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido will be barred from public office for 15 years, the government comptroller said on Thursday, as it seeks to crack down on the U.S.-backed rival to President Nicolas Maduro.
Magnitude 6.1 quake hits off Russia’s Kuril Islands: USGS
A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Russia’s Kuril Islands, southeast of the Kamchatka peninsula, which lies on the earthquake-prone Ring of Fire, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
