‘Khashoggi’s friends’ hold vigil outside Saudi consulate in Istanbul
Dozens of people gathered outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Thursday in a vigil to demand “full justice” for journalist Jamal Khashoggi, killed after entering the building three weeks ago.
At least 10 school children killed, 16 missing in Jordan flash flood
At least 10 school children died and 16 were missing after a flash flood near Jordan’s Dead Sea, where around 40 children and their teachers were on an outing on Thursday, rescuers said.
Israel sends rescue helicopters to assist in Jordan flood disaster
Israel sent search-and-rescue helicopters to assist Jordan on Thursday following a flash flood in which at least 10 school children were killed and 16 reported missing, an Israeli military statement said.
NATO urges Trump officials not to quit nuclear treaty: diplomats
European members of NATO urged the United States on Thursday to try to bring Russia back into compliance with a nuclear arms control treaty rather than quit it, diplomats said, seeking to avoid a split in the alliance that Moscow could exploit.
Iraq’s new PM struggles at first hurdle: forming a government
Iraq’s new premier Adel Abdul Mahdi has had an early taste of the partisan politics he hopes to rein in, failing so far to win parliament’s approval of a full government to begin to tackle the destruction of years of war and rampant corruption.
UN rights chief outraged by Burundi’s “slave trade” slur
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet expressed outrage on Thursday at comments by Burundi’s ambassador in New York comparing the chairman of a U.N. inquiry into the country to a participant in the slave trade.
Iraq will prioritise own interests regarding Iran sanctions: new PM
Iraq will prioritise its own interests and independence when it comes to helping the United States enforce sanctions against Iran, new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Thursday.
Scotland to hold its own symbolic vote on EU withdrawal deal
Scotland’s devolved parliament will hold its own vote on Britain’s European Union withdrawal deal before any such agreement is put to Britain’s national parliament, Scottish constitution minister Michael Russell said on Thursday.
U.S. imposes North Korea-related sanctions on Singapore firms
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on two Singapore-based companies and a man accused of money laundering through the U.S. financial system to evade sanctions against North Korea, the department said in a statement on Thursday.
Warsaw-bound plane makes emergency landing in Bucharest over bomb threat
A flight operated by low-cost carrier Wizz Air from Kutaisi, Georgia, to Warsaw made an emergency landing on Thursday in Romania’s capital due to a bomb threat, Romanian officials said.
