Pompeo says more U.S-North Korea meetings possible, but no plans
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the United States and North Korea could hold further meetings after a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam failed to yield an agreement, bu…
Brexit date can be extended but only for good reason: EU’s Barnier
The March 29 Brexit date can be extended but it must be for a good reason, the European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday.
U.N. says Israel should face justice for Gaza protest killings
United Nations investigators said on Thursday 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.
Senegal president wins re-election with 58 percent of vote
Senegal President Macky Sall won re-election with 58 percent of votes cast in last Sunday’s poll, according to provisional results announced by the official counting body on Thursday.
Brazil’s far-right leader to visit Israel in potential boost for Netanyahu
Brazil’s nationalist President Jair Bolsonaro will visit Israel days before its April 9 election, the Israeli government said on Thursday, in a potential boost for fellow right-winger Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Explainer: What does Cardinal Pell’s conviction mean for the Catholic Church?
Cardinal George Pell has become the highest ranking Roman Catholic prelate to be convicted on charges of sexual abuse.
Progressive politician tests appetite for less religious Poland
Robert Biedron, the founder of a new progressive party in Poland, believes ties between the state and the Catholic Church in one of Europe’s most devout nations are “pathological” and need to be loosened.
U.S.-backed Syrian force to declare victory over Islamic State in a week
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will announce final victory over Islamic State in one week, SDF commander-in-chief Mazloum Kobani said in a video released by the SDF media center on Thursday.
Pompeo says U.S. working on getting humanitarian aid to Venezuela
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States is still working on plans to get humanitarian aid delivered to Venezuela after troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro violently drove back foreign aid convoys last weekend.
Russia tells Syrian asylum seekers: You need to go home
In pre-war Syria, Safaa Al-Kurdi sold wedding dresses. Fed up with the conflict, the mother-of-three fled Damascus four years ago and sought asylum in Moscow. Now, Russia is saying she must go home.
