UK said Assange would not be extradited: Ecuador’s top attorney
The United Kingdom told Ecuador in August that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would not be extradited if he left the country’s London embassy, where he has lived under asylum since 2012, Ecuador’s top government attorney said on Thursday.
Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro’s lead over leftist narrows: poll
Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro’s lead over leftist rival Fernando Haddad has narrowed, according to a survey of voter intentions published on Thursday night ahead of this weekend’s run-off ballot.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa seeks new investment pledges as economy struggles
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will seek billions of dollars of new spending pledges from foreign investors and local firms at an investment summit on Friday, as he seeks to haul the economy out of recession before next year’s election.
Austria calls for EU-wide halt in arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The European Union should halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl told a German newspaper, saying such action could also help end “the terrible war in Yemen”.
Trump briefed by CIA chief after trip to Turkey for Khashoggi case
President Donald Trump received a briefing on Thursday morning from CIA Director Gina Haspel on the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement.
At least 18, mostly children, killed in Jordan flash flood
At least 18 people, mainly schoolchildren and teachers, were killed on Thursday by a flash flood during a school outing near Jordan’s Dead Sea in one of the worst disasters in the kingdom in years, rescuers and hospital workers said.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro scraps pledge to quit Paris climate deal
Brazil’s presidential front-runner said on Thursday he was not set on leaving the Paris climate accord if elected, going back on a prior pledge to follow the pullout by U.S. President Donald Trump, a role model for his anti-establishment run.
Italy is preparing ‘countermeasures’ if spread keeps rising: Deputy PM
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday that if necessary the government will take “counter-measures” to prevent economic damage from a rise in Italian bond yields.
Sri Lanka arrests top policeman over alleged president assassination plot
A top Sri Lankan police official was arrested on Thursday over a suspected plot to kill President Maithripala Sirisena, police a spokesman said.
Warsaw-bound plane makes emergency landing over bomb threat false alarm
A bomb threat forced a Warsaw-bound aircraft to make an emergency landing in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Thursday but it turned out to be a false alarm, Romanian officials said.
