United Airlines plane lands safely in Sydney after mayday call
A United Airlines flight carrying 194 passengers and crew from Los Angeles landed without incident in Sydney early on Thursday after a mayday call caused by low fuel triggered a major emergency response in Australia’s largest city.
Brazil far-right candidate gains women voters, despite sexist remarks
Luzia Amaral took a long hard look at Brazil’s presidential candidates, and eventually settled on far-right Jair Bolsonaro, viewing him as the only option to prevent the return of the leftist Workers Party (PT) in this weekend’s vote.
U.S. withdraws from international accords, says U.N. world court ‘politicized’
By Roberta Rampton, Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie van den Berg
Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Bolsonaro maintains lead: poll
Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro maintained his lead over leftist Workers Party rival Fernando Haddad ahead of this weekend’s election, an Ibope poll showed on Wednesday.
Russia’s Putin says no major military action needed in Syria’s Idlib
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib was effective and no major military actions are planned in the region.
France ‘jailbreak king’ snared after Hollywood-like helicopter escape
A famous gangster who escaped Hollywood-style from a French jail by helicopter was captured on Wednesday after a three-month hunt that led police a tower-block flat in an area where the man known as the “jailbreak king” grew up.
Pompeo optimistic progress will be made on North Korea trip
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was optimistic his planned visit to Pyongyang this weekend would bring progress toward a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and in building a path to…
Mexican president-elect, Trump agree economic development can stem illegal migration
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone on Wednesday about boosting economic development in Mexico and Central America in order to stem illegal migration.
Brazil far-right candidate Bolsonaro gains women voters, despite sexist remarks
Luzia Amaral took a long hard look at Brazil’s presidential candidates, and eventually settled on far-right Jair Bolsonaro, viewing him as the only option to prevent the return of the leftist Workers Party (PT) in this weekend’s vote.
Foreign aid gathers pace for Indonesia’s desperate quake survivors
International efforts to help survivors of Indonesia’s devastating earthquake and tsunami gathered pace on Thursday as concern grew for hundreds of thousands with little food and water, six days after disaster struck.
