We suspect arson, Greek minister says of wildfire
Greece said on Thursday it suspected arson was behind a devastating forest fire which killed at least 83 people and turned the small town of Mati east of Athens into a wasteland of death and destruction.
In Honduras, a father awaits news of the son U.S. officials took from him
Ten days after being separated from his 11-year-old son Eduardo by U.S. immigration officials, Douglas Almendarez was put on a plane back to Honduras, he says, with a promise he would be reunited with his son there.
‘Kosovo’s Mandela’ dies at 82
Adem Demaci, a former long-term political prisoner known to ethnic Albanians as the “Mandela of Kosovo” for his resistance to Serb rule, died on Thursday at the age of 82, officials said.
U.S. threatens sanctions against NATO ally Turkey over American pastor
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to slap “large sanctions” on Turkey unless it freed an American pastor, prompting an immediate and angry response from Ankara and further escalating tensions between the two NATO allies.
Greece says ‘serious indications’ of arson behind deadly wildfire
Greece has “serious indications” that arson caused a wildfire that soared near Athens on Monday, killing at least 83 people and injuring scores, Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas said on Thursday.
Iran’s special forces chief warns Trump: ‘If you begin the war, we will end it’ – Tasnim
A powerful commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that Donald Trump should address any threats against Tehran directly to him, and mocked the U.S. president as using the language of “night clubs and gambling halls”.
Erdogan spokesman says United States will not achieve results by threatening Turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said on Thursday the U.S. administration will not achieve its desired results by threatening Turkey, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of sanctions unless Ankara freed an American pastor.
Turkish foreign minister hold talks with U.S.’s Pompeo: sources
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke on Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Turkish Foreign Ministry sources said, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of sanctions unless Ankara freed an American pastor.
U.N. chief warns staff, member states: We’re running out of cash
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned staff that the world body is running out of cash and urged member states to pay what they owe as soon as possible, according to letters seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Clashes rock Timbuktu as Malian election looms
Clashes broke out in Mali’s northern city of Timbuktu on Thursday between the Arab, Tuareg and black communities, days before elections seen as a test of the country’s security situation, the local governor said.
