U.S. weighs significant troop drawdown in Afghanistan: officials
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering a significant reduction of potentially thousands of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, a sign that Trump’s patience with the 17-year-old war is thinning.
Eight killed as price protests spread in Sudan
At least eight people were killed in protests across Sudan on Thursday as thousands took to the streets against soaring prices, with some calling for the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, officials and witnesses said.
Brazil’s incoming environment minister found guilty of improper conduct
A Brazilian court has convicted President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s pick for environment minister of “administrative impropriety” while he was the head of a Sao Paulo state environmental agency in 2016.
Gatwick airport to remain shut after drone reported ‘within the last hour’: PA
Britain’s Gatwick Airport will remain shut for the rest of the evening on Thursday after drone activity was reported “within the last hour”, the airport’s chief operating officer, Chris Woodroofe, was quoted as saying by the Press Association.
Cuba’s tourism inched up in 2018 on cruise ship arrivals
Tourism to Cuba inched up to a new record this year, government officials said on Thursday, although the gain was largely due to greater arrivals on cruise ships, which analysts say contribute less than regular travelers to the island nation’s economy….
U.S. to send migrants back to Mexico to wait out asylum requests
The United States will soon send non-Mexican migrants who cross the U.S. southern border back to wait in Mexico while their U.S. asylum requests are processed, a major change in immigration policy, the Trump administration announced on Thursday.
Spanish prime minister agrees with Catalan leader on easing political tension
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan leader Quim Torra expressed a commitment to dialogue on Thursday in a symbolic joint declaration to ease tensions in the protracted crisis over Catalonia’s ambitions to split from Spain.
U.S., allies slam China for economic espionage, spies indicted
The United States and three allies chastised China for economic espionage on Thursday, ratcheting up tensions as U.S. prosecutors indicted two Chinese nationals linked to a spy agency on charges of stealing confidential data from American government ag…
U.S. air campaign against Islamic State in Syria likely to end
The United States will likely end its air campaign against Islamic State in Syria when it pulls out troops, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump defended the planned withdrawal against criticism from allies abroad and at home.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian at West Bank roadblock, Palestinian health ministry
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian at a roadblock in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said.
