Trump and Turkey’s Erdogan discuss northern Syria: Turkish presidency
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Manbij and Idlib in northern Syria in a call on Thursday, the Turkish presidential office said.
After Macedonia name accord, Athens and Skopje reconnect by air
Greece and Macedonia have relaunched a passenger flight route between the countries after a 12-year interruption as the nations seek to mend ties after reaching an accord in June to end a decades-old row over the ex-Yugoslav Republic’s name.
Germany, France blame Moscow for downing of OSCE drone over eastern Ukraine
Germany and France condemned the downing over separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine of a drone operated by monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and blamed Moscow and the separatists it backs for the incident.
Sudan should prosecute Darfur crimes, pursue ICC arrest warrants: U.N.
A U.N. watchdog told Sudan on Thursday to prosecute security forces for attacks in Darfur from 2014-2016 and cooperate with the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir for alleged war crimes.
Pro-business conservative Merz is most popular candidate for Merkel’s party post: poll
The pro-business economic liberal Friedrich Merz is the most popular among voters of the three candidates vying to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU), a poll showed on Thursday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro names ‘Car Wash’ judge as justice minister, in divisive hire
Brazil’s far-right President-elect has convinced crusading anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro to become his justice minister, the two said on Thursday, stirring celebration and outcry by hiring the jurist who jailed his chief political rival.
Trudeau’s dilemma: how to be tough on Saudi Arabia and save jobs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a dilemma as an election approaches – how to credibly clamp down on Saudi Arabia over its human rights record while sparing a $13 billion weapons deal with Riyadh.
Russia says militants trying to wreck deal over Syria’s Idlib: Ifax
Russia accused rebels in Syria’s Idlib Province on Thursday of trying to wreck a Russian-Turkish initiative to create a demilitarized zone in the insurgent-held region, the Interfax news agency reported.
Brazil anti-graft judge accepts Bolsonaro’s offer to lead justice ministry
Brazilian federal judge Sergio Moro, a crusading anti-corruption judge, said on Thursday he had accepted an offer from far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro to lead the justice ministry, drawn by the chance to implement a broad agenda to combat graf…
IMF says Iran should safeguard stability in face of U.S. sanctions
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that Iran should implement policies to safeguard its macroeconomic stability in the face of reimposed U.S. sanctions that will cut Iranian economic growth by reducing oil exports.
