French cardinal convicted of failing to act on sex abuse allegations
A French court convicted the Roman Catholic archbishop of Lyon on Thursday of failing to act on historic allegations of sexual abuse of boy scouts in his diocese, handing Cardinal Philippe Barbarin a six-month suspended jail sentence.
Israeli election monitor blocks Arab party, clears far-rightists
Israel’s election monitor disqualified an Arab party described by Prime Minister Benjamin as supporting terrorism from a national election in April, while approving far-right Jewish candidates who may be key to his hope of winning a fifth term.
Pakistan seizes religious schools in intensified crackdown on militants
Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control of 182 religious schools and detained more than 100 people as part of its push against banned groups.
Attack on Shi’ite Muslim gathering in Afghan capital kills at least one
Several rockets were fired on Thursday at a gathering of members of the Shi’ite Muslim Hazara minority in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least one person and wounding several.
UK will delay Brexit if lawmakers reject May’s deal: Hammond
Britain will probably have to delay its departure from the European Union if lawmakers reject the government’s proposed divorce deal in a vote next week, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Thursday.
More than third of large German firms plan for no-deal Brexit: Spiegel
About 36 percent of large German companies doing business with Britain are planning for it to crash out of the European Union without a deal, Germany’s Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday citing a survey.
French cardinal found guilty of failing to act on sex abuse allegations
A French court convicted the Roman Catholic archbishop of Lyon on Thursday of failing to act on historic allegations of sexual abuse of boy scouts in his diocese, handing Cardinal Philippe Barbarin a six-month suspended jail sentence.
BoE most likely to cut rates in a no-deal Brexit: Tenreyro
The Bank of England is more likely to cut interest rates than raise them in the event of a no-deal Brexit, rate-setter Silvana Tenreyro said, the latest BoE official to back the idea of coming to the economy’s rescue if it suffers a Brexit shock.
Thai court bans party for nominating princess for PM
A Thai court on Thursday ordered the dissolution of an opposition party for nominating the king’s sister as its candidate for prime minister in a March 24 election, the first since the military seized power in a 2014 coup.
Italy government won’t fall over Italy-France rail row but solution is hard: Di Maio
Italy’s government will not fall over a Italy-France rail link row, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio reiterated on Thursday.
