More than 200 people feared drowned after ferry sinks in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria: government
The Tanzanian government fears more than 200 people drowned after a ferry sunk on Thursday in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria, a senior local official said.
Trump to meet Israel, Egypt, Japan leaders at U.N. next week: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of South Korea, Egypt, France, Israel, Japan, and Britain next week during a gathering for the United Nations General Assembly, the White House said on Thursday.
U.S. blacklists Chinese agency for buying Russia military equipment
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese military agency and its director for buying defense equipment from Russia in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions bill enacted in 2017.
Italy’s government allies seek higher deficit to spur growth
Italy’s ruling parties want to spur economic growth by setting next year’s budget deficit target at more than two percent of annual output, a level that clashes with European Union commitments and may boost the country’s mammoth debt.
U.N. chief urges Myanmar government to free Reuters journalists
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the Myanmar government to pardon and release two imprisoned Reuters journalists as soon as possible.
British and French planes scrambled to shadow Russian jets
British and French military jets were scrambled to investigate suspected Russian fighter aircraft flying over the North Sea on Thursday.
Italy’s Di Maio says government united to keep election pledges
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has not threatened to pull his party out of the ruling coalition, his spokeswoman said on Thursday, adding that the government was united in its determination to keep its policy pledges.
Paris police take down knock-off Eiffel Tower network
French police have broken up a suspected criminal gang who sold miniature copies of the Eiffel Tower at tourist sites around Paris often using illegal immigrants.
Exclusive: Hammond urged EU peers to help Britain cope with possible hard Brexit – EU source
Britain’s finance minister urged the European Commission to help devise European contingency plans for the financial sector in case of no deal on Brexit, pointing to growing concerns about a disorderly departure from the European Union.
Mexico’s frugal president-elect stuck for hours on commercial flight
Mexico’s President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has vowed to sell the presidential jet and fly commercial after taking power, was stuck on the tarmac for several hours after bad weather closed the capital’s airport.
