Ferry in Tanzania’s lake Victoria capsizes: government agency
A passenger ferry in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria has sunk and rescue operations are underway, Tanzanian authorities said on Thursday.
Pakistan invites Saudi Arabia to join China’s Belt and Road corridor
Islamabad has invited Saudi Arabia to become the third partner in the Beijing-funded Belt and Road corridor of major infrastructure projects inside Pakistan, Pakistan’s information minister said on Thursday.
Irish PM says Britain’s May promised him new border proposals
British Prime Minister Theresa May told Ireland’s Leo Varadkar that she would make new proposals on the post-Brexit Irish border but presented nothing in writing, the Irish prime minister said on Thursday.
UK’s Hunt says pressed Suu Kyi on ‘justice and accountability’ for Rohingya
Myanmar must ensure there is “no hiding place” for those responsible for crimes against its Rohingya minority if it is to avoid a lasting stain on the country’s reputation, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday.
Italy’s PM says Autostrade will not help rebuild Genoa bridge
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday Atlantia’s Autostrade per l’Italia unit would not take part in rebuilding the motorway bridge that collapsed last month, though it would provide funding for it.
Italy to ask Atlantia unit to pay for rebuilding Genoa bridge: draft decree
The Italian government will ask Atlantia’s unit Autostrade per l’Italia to provide the money needed for the reconstruction of a collapsed bridge in the port city of Genoa, a draft decree seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.
Continental Gold says three killed in Colombia attack
Canadian miner Continental Gold said on Thursday three of its geologists were killed in Colombia’s northern Antioquia province in an armed attack attributed to dissident members of a former rebel group.
UK’s May says there is no EU counter-proposal for Brexit deal
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday there had been no counter proposal from the European Union for a Brexit deal that would be acceptable to Britain.
Exclusive: Hammond urged European 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, in a sign of growing concerns about a disorderly departure from the European Union.
Iran dismisses U.S. offer of talks, says Washington broke last deal
Iran hit back at a U.S. offer of negotiations on Thursday, saying Washington had violated the terms of the last big deal they agreed, the 2015 nuclear accord.
