No pressure to withdraw from Syria by specific date: U.S. general
The general overseeing U.S. forces in the Middle East said on Thursday that he was under no pressure to withdraw forces from Syria by any specific date, after President Donald Trump ordered the drawdown of most U.S. troops from Syria.
Canada PM Trudeau defends handling of SNC-Lavalin crisis, admits errors
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday defended his government’s handling of a political crisis that could dash his chances of winning re-election in October, while admitting some mistakes had been made.
Missing French woman’s body found in shallow grave in London
British police said on Thursday they had launched a murder investigation after the body of a woman was found in a shallow grave in southwest London.
Attack on Shi’ite Muslim gathering in Afghan capital kills three
Rockets fired at a gathering of the Shi’ite Muslim Hazara minority in the Afghan capital Kabul killed three people and wounded dozens on Thursday in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
Brazil sends expedition to protect isolated Amazon tribe
Brazilian anthropologists are looking for members of an Amazon tribe that has had little or no contact with the outside world to steer them clear of a rival indigenous group and avoid a bloody clash of cudgels against arrows.
Crimea marks Women’s Day with combat gear and flowers
Masked activists in military fatigues fanned out across the Crimean city of Simferopol on Thursday handing out flowers to women ahead of International Women’s Day and the fifth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation by Russia.
Lebanese illustrator challenges views of Arab women through art
Lebanese artist Christina Atik has produced a series of digital pictures to illustrate sentences commonly used in Arab countries to criticize women with the aim of empowering Arab women.
Germany foreign ministry boosts number of senior women
The number of women in senior roles at Germany’s foreign ministry has increased sharply in the past year, but they are still underrepresented in diplomatic missions overseas, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday.
UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson to face fresh contempt case
Britain’s attorney general said on Thursday he would begin fresh contempt-of-court legal action against far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose case has attracted the sympathy of right-wing supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Germany’s Altmaier sees room for maneuver on arms exports
The German government must stick to language on arms export controls included in its coalition agreement, but there is some room for maneuver in interpreting parts of those accord, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Thursday.
