Nineteen people still missing after deadly militant attack in Kenya: Red Cross
Nineteen people remain unaccounted for two days after Somali militants attacked a hotel complex in Nairobi and killed at least 21 people, the Red Cross said on Thursday, raising the possibility of a considerably higher death toll.
Tunisia’s largest union starts nationwide strike over pay
Rail, bus and air traffic stopped in Tunisia on Thursday after the powerful UGTT union staged a one-day nationwide strike to protest against the government’s refusal to raise the salaries of 670,000 public servants.
Fire breaks out on rooftop of Lyon university
A large fire broke has broken out on the rooftop of a university in the French city of Lyon and firemen are on the scene, the Lyon 1 faculty said on Thursday.
Riven by crisis, Britain searches for Brexit emergency ‘plan B’
Prime Minister Theresa May will try on Thursday to break the impasse in Britain’s political elite over how to leave the European Union by searching for an emergency exit deal, though there is so far little sign of compromise.
Vietnam prepares for Kim Jong Un visit amid talk of second summit with Trump
Hanoi is preparing to receive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a state visit, two sources told Reuters, while officials and diplomats said Vietnam is keen to host a second summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Zimbabwe doctors treat 68 for gunshot wounds, police arrest hundreds
Zimbabwean doctors said on Thursday they had treated nearly 70 people for gunshot wounds while police rounded up hundreds after violent protests this week triggered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to steeply raise fuel prices.
Delay to Brexit is inevitable, former UK PM Blair says
A delay to Brexit is now inevitable, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday, after lawmakers defeated Theresa May’s European Union withdrawal deal.
Turkey deports Dutch journalist over ‘security-related concerns’: paper
Turkey on Thursday deported a journalist for the largest Dutch financial newspaper, Het Financieele Dagblad, citing unspecified ‘security-related concerns’, the paper said.
Divided and riven by crisis, Britain searches for Brexit ‘plan B’
Prime Minister Theresa May will on Thursday try to break the impasse in Britain’s political elite over how to leave the European Union by searching for a last-minute exit deal though there was so far little sign of compromise.
China confirms senior North Korean officials are in Beijing
Senior North Korean officials were passing through China, its foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday, amid reports that they were traveling to the United States for high-level talks.
