EU leaders to pledge support for Ukraine at summit
European Union leaders will reaffirm support for Ukraine in its standoff with Russia and their readiness to increase aid to the country at a summit on Thursday, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said.
Hundreds of Egyptian Christians protest at police killing
Hundreds of Coptic Christians on Thursday attended the burial of a father and his son who were killed by a police officer in Egypt’s Minya province, amid cries for the state to provide more protection.
Sierra Leone’s sick suffer untreated as doctors strike
Seven-year-old Carlos Kamara needs urgent surgery on a collapsed lung after he swallowed a toy whistle. Instead, all he can do is lie in pain in a half-empty hospital ward waiting to be seen.
Yemen’s Houthis agree in principle to U.N. role at Sanaa airport
Yemen’s Houthis have agreed in principle on a United Nation’s role in Sanaa airport, a spokesman for the armed movement said in Sweden on Thursday.
U.S. to counter China, Russia influence in Africa: Bolton
The United States plans to counter the rapidly expanding Chinese and Russian economic and political influence in Africa, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday, calling business practices of the two nations “corrupt” and “predatory…
Lebanon’s Hariri hopes for new government by end of year
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday he hoped a new government would be formed by the end of the year, seven months after a general election.
Kenyan court convicts ex-police officer of murder in killing of detainee
A court in Kenya convicted an ex-senior police officer of murder on Thursday in the death of a suspect taken into custody in 2013, in what rights groups welcomed as a further step toward curbing years of police brutality.
Mexico President says did not discuss border wall with U.S. President Trump
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that he did not discuss the U.S. administration’s proposed border wall, when he spoke with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to talk about the issue of migration.
With no antiretrovirals, Venezuela HIV patients rely on leaf remedy
As Venezuela’s hyperinflation and chronic medicine shortages leave HIV patients with little hope of obtaining antiretroviral drugs, many are now relying on the leaves of a tropical tree known as the guasimo.
EU leaders arrive for two-day summit dominated by Brexit
European Union leaders arrive in Brussels for two days of talks on Brexit, the euro zone, migration and Russia, among others.
