Dutch populist wins provincial elections after Utrecht attack
An upstart populist party shocked the Dutch political establishment by winning the most votes in provincial elections after a preliminary count in the early hours of Thursday, boosted by a possible terrorist attack this week in the city of Utrecht.
Timeline: Yemen’s slide into political crisis and war
Yemen’s warring parties have failed to leave the main port city of Hodeidah three months after agreeing to a breakthrough U.N.-led truce deal as part of efforts to end a four-year-old war that has pushed the country to the brink of famine.
Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war
As Yeman’s war grinds into its fifth year with peace efforts stalling, ten-year-old Afaf’s father sees little hope he will be able to give his starving daughter the food or healthcare she needs.
EPP’s Weber: I can’t imagine Brexit extension until June
Extending Britain’s departure from the European Union until June is not a good idea as it would have to participate in the European Parliament election, Manfred Weber, the center-right’s lead candidate in the vote, said on Thursday.
President’s re-election pitch resonates in heartland of Ukraine’s revolution
At a cemetery in western Ukraine, a tall, gray-haired man lights candles and kisses the gravestone of his 35-year-old brother Taras, whose death, he said, changed his mind about who should win this month’s presidential election.
Australia’s PM slams social media ‘grubs’ after Aussie Rules player abused
Australia’s prime minister Scott Morrison has described social media users who posted abusive comments beneath a photograph of Australian Rules player Tayla Harris as “cowardly grubs”.
Explosions in Afghan capital Kabul kill six during new year festival
(This March 21 story has been refiled to fix the spelling of a name in paragraph seven.)
China’s nationwide pollution readings rise 5 percent in January-February
China’s average concentrations of lung-damaging particles known as PM2.5 rose by 5.2 percent in the first two months of the year, the environment ministry said on Thursday, casting doubt over the country’s ability to meet winter targets.
Indonesian investigators to hold news conference on Lion Air crash
Indonesian investigators said on Thursday that information from the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed in October was leaked to the media and they would hold a news conference at 0830 GMT.
UK Labour’s Corbyn to discuss ‘alternative’ Brexit plan with EU leaders
British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will travel to Brussels on Thursday to discuss an “alternative” Brexit plan with European Union (EU) leaders, including the bloc’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier, his party said in a statement.
