Israel should face justice for unlawful Gaza protest killings: U.N.
Israeli security forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in killing 189 Palestinians and wounding more than 6,100 at weekly protests in Gaza last year, United Nations investigators said on Thursday.
Paraguay says Venezuela’s Guaido to visit on Friday: tweet
Paraguay President Mario Abdo said by tweet on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido will visit the country on Friday, as Guaido tries to drum up support in the region and put pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro to step down.
North Korea offered realistic proposal but United States asked for more: foreign minister
North Korea made a realistic proposal at a summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump but Washington insisted Pyongyang take one more step beyond dismantling its Yongbyon nuclear complex, North Korea’s foreign minister said o…
UNHCR says around 30,000 Nigerians return to town targeted by Boko Haram
An estimated 30,000 Nigerians have returned since Tuesday from Cameroon to the flashpoint town of Rann, which has been targeted repeatedly by Boko Haram militants this year, the U.N. refugee agency said in an emailed comment to Reuters on Thursday.
Israeli prosecutors say they plan to charge Netanyahu in corruption cases
Israel’s attorney-general intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged corruption, the Justice Ministry said on Thursday.
Senegal president wins re-election on back of economic boom, opposition unhappy
Senegal President Macky Sall comfortably won another term in office in last Sunday’s election, provisional figures showed on Thursday, giving him five more years to finish a raft of modernizing projects.
North Korean foreign minister to hold news conference in Hanoi: Yonhap
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho is expected to hold a news conference in Vietnam following the end of a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump that failed to yield an agreement, Yonhap reported on Thursd…
Portugal declares day of mourning for domestic violence victims
Portugal has declared a day of mourning for victims of domestic violence after data showed attackers had murdered 11 women so far this year – the highest number in a decade.
U.S., Saudi Arabia and UK back ‘global coalition’ for Jordan
There should be no confusion over the United States’ support for key Middle East allies such as Jordan, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday, as Saudi Arabia’s finance minister also pledged more of its support.
India welcomes Pakistan’s return of captured pilot, as powers urge de-escalation
Indian military officials said on Thursday they welcomed Pakistan’s planned return of a captured pilot, but refused to confirm they would de-escalate a conflict between the two nuclear powers.
