Activist lawyer takes big lead in polls ahead of Slovak presidential vote
Environmental lawyer Zuzana Caputova has vaulted past the Slovak ruling party’s candidate in opinion polls, two weeks before a presidential election which voters may use to give their verdict on government efforts to crack down on corruption.
North Korean leader Kim and Trump to continue talks to resolve problems discussed at Hanoi: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump decided to continue productive talks to resolve problems discussed at their Hanoi summit, in order to bring about the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and groundbreaking progress i…
U.S., Russia fail in rival bids for U.N. action on Venezuela
The United States and Russia both failed on Thursday in rival bids to get the United Nations Security Council to take action on Venezuela, cementing a global split over how to deal with a political and humanitarian crisis in the South American country….
Russian bid for U.N. action on Venezuela fails
Russia failed on Thursday in a bid for the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution that expressed support for a political solution in Venezuela and backed the Maduro government as the primary coordinator of international help.
Argentine court clears ex-President Menem in Jewish bombing cover-up case
An Argentine court on Thursday cleared former President Carlos Menem on charges that he conspired to derail investigations into a deadly bombing at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires 25 years ago.
German conservative leader takes aim at SPD over Saudi arms embargo: media
The new leader of Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has accused the Social Democrats (SPD) of jeopardizing Germany’s defense industry and jobs by refusing to soften its stance on arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia.
Summit collapse clouds future of U.S.-North Korea nuclear diplomacy
A second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed on Thursday over sanctions, and the two sides gave conflicting accounts of what happened, raising questions about the future of their denuclearization neg…
Probe finds Liberia’s ‘missing’ $100 million in central bank vaults: U.S. Embassy
An investigation into the suspected disappearance of $100 million in newly printed notes en route to the Liberian central bank has found that the cash never went missing, the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia said on Thursday.
After attacks, MSF suspends Ebola treatment in epicenter of Congo outbreak
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has suspended medical activities at the epicenter of an Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo after two of its facilities were torched by unidentified assailants, the French charity said on Thursday.
Trump says all Islamic State territory retaken, contradicting allied commander
President Donald Trump told American troops on Thursday that U.S.-backed forces in Syria have retaken 100 percent of the territory once held by Islamic State militants, contradicting the commander of the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces, who said i…
