Italy’s Di Maio unaware of any delay to Thursday’s cabinet meeting
Italian Deputy Minister Luigi Di Maio confirmed that a cabinet meeting over budget targets was planned for later on Thursday, dismissing a report in daily Corriere della Sera which said it could be delayed.
Rockets hit Afghan city during president’s visit
Multiple rockets hit the Afghan city of Ghazni on Thursday during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani, according to officials and residents of the city, which is still struggling to return to normal after it was overrun by Taliban fighters last month.
China says hopes trade frictions with U.S. can be resolved
China hopes its trade frictions with the United States can be resolved, but it has prepared for all eventualities, the commerce ministry said on Thursday.
China says does not interfere in other countries’ internal affairs
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that Beijing does not interfere in other countries’ internal affairs, after U.S. President Donald Trump accused it of seeking to meddle in the Nov. 6 U.S. congressional elections.
Syria rebels think jihadists will quit Idlib buffer zone
Syrian rebels said on Thursday they have growing confidence that their jihadist rivals will comply with a requirement to leave a demilitarized buffer zone set up by Turkey and Russia to avert a Russian-backed Syrian army offensive.
Slovak police detain suspects over journalist murder: media
Slovak police have detained one or more persons suspected of the murder of investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancée, several Slovak media outlets reported on Thursday, citing police sources.
Guatemala’s former intelligence chief acquitted of human rights violations
A Guatemala City court ruled on Wednesday that the crime of genocide had been perpetrated during the darkest hours of the country’s long civil war, but acquitted a former military intelligence chief of the killings.
Former Mexican ruling party governor sentenced to nine years in jail
A disgraced former state governor from Mexico’s ruling party was sentenced on Wednesday to nine years in prison for money laundering and links to organized crime in a case that public auditors said was the worst they had ever seen in Mexico.
Brazil’s evangelicals say far-right presidential candidate is answer to their prayers
On a visit to Israel two years ago, far-right Brazilian lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro leaned back into the River Jordan in a white robe to be baptized in the arms of a fellow congressman and evangelical pastor.
Taiwan says will closely watch ‘suppression’ by China after Vatican accord
TAIPEI – Taiwan said on Thursday its relationship with the Vatican is stable, although it will closely watch what it described as “suppression” by China following a landmark deal between Beijing and the Vatican on the appointment of bishops on the main…
