Death toll from Japan’s Hokkaido doubles to 16: prime minister
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rattled the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido doubled to at least 16, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday, with more than half the island’s 5.3 million residents still without power.
Pacific leaders seek U.S. return to Paris climate pact
Pacific island nations declared climate change to be their “single greatest threat”, urging Washington to return to the Paris Agreement on climate, just as Western powers seek to check China’s rising influence in the region.
Brazil hospital officials say Bolsonaro risked death after stabbing
Doctors and hospital officials who treated Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro after he was stabbed at a campaign rally on Thursday said he risked dying at first because of his injuries, but that he was now in a “grave but stable…
Mexican airline Aeromexico fires pilots involved in July crash
Mexican airline Aeromexico said on Thursday it had dismissed the three pilots on board one of its Embraer 190 planes that crashed in northwest Mexico in late July in bad weather.
Church of England numbers in Britain are at record low: survey
The number of Britons who describe themselves as belonging to the Church of England has fallen to a record low with more than half now saying they have no religion, according to a survey published on Friday.
Brazil far-right candidate Bolsonaro in stable condition after stabbing
Brazil’s front-running far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is in serious but stable condition in hospital following “successful” surgery after he was stabbed while campaigning on Thursday, his running mate said.
U.S. Vice President Pence pressures Paraguay over Jerusalem embassy move
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence urged Paraguay’s new president to stick to his predecessor’s decision to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Pence’s office said on Thursday after Asuncion announced plans to shift the diplomatic mission back to Tel …
Three mortars land inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, no casualties
Three mortar shells landed inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone just after midnight local time on Friday, the Iraqi military said in a statement.
Australia, New Zealand deploy aircraft to Japan to help enforce North Korea sanctions
Australia and New Zealand said on Friday their governments were deploying three maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to assist with efforts to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
Brazil candidate Bolsonaro’s surgery was successful: running mate
Brazilian far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has undergone “successful” surgery for injuries suffered in a stabbing at a campaign stop on Thursday, his running mate General Hamilton Mourão told Reuters by telephone.
