U.S. counterterrorism strategy puts new focus on Iran and proxies
The Trump administration is giving greater priority to Iran and radical groups it backs in a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy document released on Thursday that further increases the pressure from Washington on Tehran.
Brazil presidential campaign ends with debate ahead of Sunday vote
Brazil’s divisive presidential campaign careened to its official end on Thursday, with candidates preparing to clash in a final televised debate, before two full days of not being able to stump ahead of Sunday’s vote.
Peruvian ex-leader Alberto Fujimori warns prison return will kill him
Peru’s former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori on Thursday appealed to current President Martín Vizcarra and to judges not to return him to prison because his “heart would not cope.”
Lebanon’s Hariri expects new cabinet in 7-10 days: TV interview
A new Lebanese government will be formed within a week to ten days because the country’s economic troubles can no longer allow for any more delay, Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday.
‘Radical Islamist’ groups are top foreign terrorist threat to U.S.: Bolton
Radical Islamist terrorist groups are the top cross-border threat to the United States and its interests abroad, White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday as he presented a U.S. counterterrorism strategy that also focuses on Ir…
Brazil’s next president to struggle for base in Congress
Whoever wins Brazil’s presidential race this month will inherit a fiscal straight jacket and a drifting economy in urgent need of repair – but will have no governing coalition in Congress to pass reforms.
KDP ahead in Iraqi Kurdistan election, electoral commission says
The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was leading in a parliamentary election in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq with 85 percent of votes counted, the election commission said on Thursday.
In political storm, Macron wraps himself in de Gaulle’s constitution, style
French President Emmanuel Macron sought to wrap himself in the mantle of war hero Charles de Gaulle on Thursday after a spate of ministerial resignations dim an aura of invincibility that accompanied his first year in power.
Pence accuses China of ‘malign’ campaign to undermine Trump
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence intensified Washington’s pressure campaign against Beijing on Thursday by accusing China of “malign” efforts to undermine President Donald Trump ahead of next month’s congressional elections and reckless military actions…
U.S. indicts Russians in hacking of nuclear company Westinghouse
The United States on Thursday charged seven Russian intelligence officers with conspiring to hack computers and steal data from the nuclear energy company Westinghouse Electric Co as well as anti-doping watchdogs, sporting federations and an internatio…
