Syria rebels think jihadists will quit Idlib buffer zone
Syrian rebels said on Thursday they have growing confidence that their jihadist rivals will comply with a requirement to leave a demilitarized buffer zone set up by Turkey and Russia to avert a Russian-backed Syrian army offensive.
Slovak police detain suspects over journalist murder: media
Slovak police have detained one or more persons suspected of the murder of investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancée, several Slovak media outlets reported on Thursday, citing police sources.
Guatemala’s former intelligence chief acquitted of human rights violations
A Guatemala City court ruled on Wednesday that the crime of genocide had been perpetrated during the darkest hours of the country’s long civil war, but acquitted a former military intelligence chief of the killings.
Former Mexican ruling party governor sentenced to nine years in jail
A disgraced former state governor from Mexico’s ruling party was sentenced on Wednesday to nine years in prison for money laundering and links to organized crime in a case that public auditors said was the worst they had ever seen in Mexico.
Brazil’s evangelicals say far-right presidential candidate is answer to their prayers
On a visit to Israel two years ago, far-right Brazilian lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro leaned back into the River Jordan in a white robe to be baptized in the arms of a fellow congressman and evangelical pastor.
Taiwan says will closely watch ‘suppression’ by China after Vatican accord
TAIPEI – Taiwan said on Thursday its relationship with the Vatican is stable, although it will closely watch what it described as “suppression” by China following a landmark deal between Beijing and the Vatican on the appointment of bishops on the main…
Taiwan says closely watching developments between Vatican-China relations
TAIPEI – Taiwan said on Thursday its relationship with the Vatican is stable and it would be closely watching developments between China and the Vatican after a landmark deal between the two on the appointment of bishops on the mainland.
Chairman of Australia’s public broadcaster resigns over independence scandal
The chairman of Australia’s public broadcaster resigned on Thursday after allegations he appeared to bow to government pressure when he called for the removal of a senior journalist.
Trump says he wants two-state solution for Middle East conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the clearest expression yet of his administration’s support for such an outcome.
Netanyahu ‘not surprised’ at Trump’s preference for two-state solution
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday after meeting Donald Trump that he was “not surprised” at the U.S. president’s preference for a two-state solution for peace with the Palestinians, Israeli media reports said.
