Infection to keep Brazil’s Bolsonaro in hospital longer: paper
Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, the front runner in next month’s election, will not leave hospital on Friday as expected due to an infection, the Estado de S.Paulo newspaper reported on Thursday.
Boris Johnson demands UK PM May scrap her Brexit proposals
Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson called on Prime Minister Theresa May to rip up her plan for Britain’s departure from the European Union, ratcheting up pressure on May as she prepares to face her divided party at its annual conference next week.
Italy economy minister buckles to party chiefs and raises deficit goal
Italy’s government has agreed to target next year’s budget deficit at 2.4 percent of gross domestic product, party chiefs said on Thursday, ending a tussle between the ruling parties and Economy Minister Giovanni Tria.
Colombia may purchase new anti-aircraft missiles: sources
Colombia is looking into possibly buying a new system of anti-aircraft missiles as part of a bid to modernize its aerial defense, military sources said on Thursday.
Spanish PM Sanchez says he could compromise on budget, sees no snap election
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday he could relinquish his plans for more ambitious spending in order to secure passage of his government’s 2019 budget in parliament, an important test for his four-month-old minority government.
Canada MPs, in symbolic move, vote to strip Suu Kyi of citizenship
Canadian legislators, in a symbolic move, on Thursday voted unanimously to strip Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya minority.
An Englishwoman in New York: May poses with police to help stranded aides
Prime Minister Theresa May struck an unusual deal with New York police to help stricken British officials make their flight home on Wednesday: a high-speed escort through airport traffic in exchange for a picture with the British leader.
Netanyahu, in U.N. speech, claims secret Iranian nuclear site
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday described what he said was a secret atomic warehouse in Tehran and accused Europe of appeasing Iran as he sought to rally support for U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency narrows shortfall after U.S. cuts
A United Nations agency that supports Palestinian refugees received contributions of $118 million on Thursday, narrowing a budget gap for this year to $68 million as it aims to fill a shortfall left by a cut in U.S. funding.
Israel releases images alleging Hezbollah missile project in Beirut
The Israeli military on Thursday released a video clip and photos of what it said were Hezbollah Shi’ite militia rocket building sites in Lebanon.
