South African anti-apartheid campaigner Tutu in hospital for tests
Retired South African archbishop and anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital for a series of tests, his office said on Thursday.
Swiss-EU talks still short of clinching treaty: Swiss foreign minister
Swiss talks with the European Union have not made enough progress so far to clinch a new treaty due to differences over rules to protect high Swiss wages from cross-border competition, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told parliament on Thursday.
U.S.-led fight on Islamic State killed more than 1,100 civilians: Pentagon
More than 1,100 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
Italy coalition targets economy minister as budget deadline looms
A clash between Italy’s ruling parties and their technocrat economy minister intensified on Thursday hours before the government was to unveil its first budget targets, sparking a sell off of state bonds on fears the minister could quit.
Murdered British MP remembered in Brussels street sign
The city of Brussels named a square on Thursday after Jo Cox, the British lawmaker murdered during the Brexit referendum campaign, in a ceremony where her family lamented the continued ferocity of political debate.
Easier movement in Assad’s Syria brings some economic reward
Mohammed Abu al-Khair sends 25 buses a day from the Syrian capital Damascus to Aleppo, an eight-hour trip that until recently took up to two days.
UK foreign minister says Russia may wonder if Skripal poisoning was smart
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday that the world would not be a comfortable place for Russia if it used chemical weapons, adding that the Kremlin may be regretting ordering an attack on a former Russian spy in Salisbury.
We’re not ‘a banana republic’ Saudi says, demands Canada apologize
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister asked Canada to apologize for demanding the release of Saudi women’s rights activists and stop treating the kingdom as “a banana republic” if it wanted to resolve a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
UK foreign minister says PM’s Chequers plan still basis for Brexit deal
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said he believes that Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers Brexit plan should remain the basis for Britain’s exit from the European Union, and that negotiations should take place around it.
U.N. sets up team to prepare Myanmar prosecution files
The United Nations Human Rights Council voted on Thursday in favor of establishing a body to consolidate evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar, including possible genocide, and prepare files for any future prosecution.
