EU’s Tusk hell comments not brilliant diplomacy: UK PM May’s deputy
Britain’s Cabinet Office minister David Lidington said European Council President Donald Tusk’s comments that Brexiteers with no plan of how to deliver it deserve a “special place in hell” was not brilliant diplomacy.
Five killed in South African coal mine gas explosion: state broadcaster
Five people were killed after a gas explosion in a South African unused coal mine in the eastern province of Mpumalanga while about 20 were trapped underground, state broadcaster SABC said on Thursday.
EU-backed group gathers to discuss ‘good faith’ plan for Venezuela
European and Latin American leaders will gather on Thursday in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo to discuss a plan to solve the deepening crisis in Venezuela, but will steer clear of direct intervention.
Factbox: UK opposition Labour Party sets terms for backing May on Brexit
Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has written to Prime Minister Theresa May, offering to support her Brexit deal if she makes five legally binding commitments – including joining a customs union.
With border blocked, desperate Venezuelans ask how U.S. aid will arrive
Desperate Venezuelans asked on Wednesday how they would gain access to U.S. food and medicine aid due to arrive via the Colombia border after President Nicolas Maduro’s government blocked the frontier crossing to any humanitarian shipments.
Venezuela opposition will name new Citgo board this week: WSJ
Venezuela’s self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, will name a new board for Citgo Petroleum Corp this week, Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
Body recovered from wreckage of plane carrying footballer Sala: UK investigator
A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Argentina-born professional soccer player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) in Britain said late on Wednesday.
U.S. blocks U.N. statement on Hebron monitors: diplomats
The United States blocked a draft United Nations Security Council statement on Wednesday that would have expressed regret at Israel’s decision to eject a foreign observer force from the flashpoint Palestinian city of Hebron, diplomats said.
Turkey says work on roadmap for Syria’s Manbij has accelerated
Work to implement an agreement between Turkey and the United States over the Syrian town of Manbij has recently accelerated, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that Kurdish YPG militia remained inside the town.
Chinese contractor for Australia’s AMP charged with stealing customer data
A Chinese contractor for Australian financial planner AMP Ltd was charged with stealing the confidential data of 20 of its customers, police and the company said on Thursday.
