Singapore to hang two drug traffickers amid calls for a halt
Singapore is due to execute two convicted drug traffickers on Friday after hanging a man on Wednesday for the same offense amid fresh calls for the wealthy state to abolish the death penalty.
Chinese journalist charged in UK after slapping man at Conservative conference
A female Chinese reporter has been charged with assault after allegedly slapping a volunteer at an event on the sidelines of the UK’s Conservative Party conference last month where they were discussing political freedoms in Hong Kong.
CIA chief heard recording of Khashoggi killing during Turkey visit: two sources
CIA director Gina Haspel heard an audio recording of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during her visit to Turkey this week, two sources told Reuters on Thursday, the first indication Ankara has shared its key evidence.
Hands off Brazil’s niobium: Bolsonaro sees China as threat to utopian vision
Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate favored to win Brazil’s presidential election this Sunday, has a vision for his nation’s economy: niobium.
BlackRock-owned Mexican prison opens in Coahuila
A federal prison in northern Mexico owned by BlackRock Inc has gone into operation, the government said, as the world’s largest asset manager expands further into infrastructure investment around the world.
Spanish police seize six tons of cocaine hidden in banana cargo
Spanish officials have seized more than six tons of cocaine hidden among bunches of bananas at an industrial estate in Malaga and arrested 16 people in connection to a suspected drugs ring, police said in a statement on Thursday.
UK Labour presses PM May to deliver ‘end of austerity’ claim
Britain’s opposition Labour Party challenged Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Thursday to deliver immediately on its promise that nearly a decade of public spending cuts is coming to an end.
Saudi crown prince presides over committee to restructure intelligence agency: SPA
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presided over the first meeting of a committee to restructure the command of the general intelligence agency, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Thursday.
Spain’s Socialists see electoral support rise, PP slip to third place
Spain’s Socialists (PSOE) would win 31.6 percent of the vote if an election were held today, an official poll showed on Thursday, while the conservative People’s Party (PP) slipped to third place with just 18.2 percent.
Libyan wealth fund asks Britain to halt IRA compensation bill
The Tripoli-based head of Libya’s sovereign wealth fund has urged Britain not to pursue a demand that some of its $67 billion worth of frozen assets be used to compensate past victims of Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacks.
