Senior Canadian cabinet minister quitting ahead of October election
Canadian Treasury Board President Scott Brison, a senior member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, said on Thursday he would quit, a move that will deprive the ruling Liberals of a political veteran as they gird for a tightly contested federal…
Thousands march against Macri’s austerity measures in Argentina
Thousands of Argentines marched through downtown Buenos Aires on Thursday in the first of a series of demonstrations to protest the soaring costs of public utilities and transportation under President Mauricio Macri’s austerity program.
U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2 wrong solution: Germany’s Maas
U.S. sanctions against the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline would be the wrong way to solve a dispute over energy supply, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday.
Grisly Mexican gang battle near U.S. border leaves 21 dead
The charred remains of 21 people killed in a suspected gang battle have been found in a Mexican border town, just over the river from where U.S. President Donald Trump was seeking to win support on Thursday for his plan to build a border wall.
Sudanese forces fire tear gas to break up Omdurman protests
Security forces fired tear gas to disperse dozens of demonstrators in Sudan’s Omdurman city on Thursday, a Reuters witness said, in the latest of several weeks of anti-government protests sparked by economic and political grievances.
UAE welcomes Pompeo’s speech, says as an important message for friends
A senior United Arab Emirates’ official welcomed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech in Cairo on Thursday, saying it was a message of support for allies and friends.
Israel says U.S. blocks its sale of fighter jets to Croatia
Israel will not be able to deliver to Croatia a dozen used F-16 fighter jets which Croatia decided to buy last year to modernize its air force, Croatia’s Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic said on Thursday.
U.N. Yemen envoy calls for restraint after violence
U.N. Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths expressed alarm on Thursday over an escalation of violence there and urged all parties to exercise restraint.
Venezuela’s Maduro starts new term as U.S. decries him as ‘usurper’
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro started a second term on Thursday, defying critics in the United States and Latin America who called him an illegitimate usurper of a nation where economic chaos has wrought a humanitarian crisis.
Macron’s will to reform intact despite concessions to protesters: central banker
The French government remains committed to its push to reform the economy, the head of the central bank governor said on Thursday, describing a package of measures to appease a social uprising as “justified”.
