China finds African swine fever on four farms in single day
China reported four cases of African swine fever on Thursday alone, bringing the number of outbreaks to 13 since the virus was discovered in the country just over a month ago.
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China reported four cases of African swine fever on Thursday alone, bringing the number of outbreaks to 13 since the virus was discovered in the country just over a month ago.
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EU governments must decide on new Russia sanctions, Brussels says
Any new EU sanctions on Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy earlier this year must be taken by the bloc's governments, the European Commission said on Thursday.
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Any new EU sanctions on Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy earlier this year must be taken by the bloc's governments, the European Commission said on Thursday.
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UK says Russia's Putin is ultimately responsible for Novichok attack
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin bears ultimate responsibility for an nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury earlier this year, Britain's security minister said on Thursday.
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Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin bears ultimate responsibility for an nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury earlier this year, Britain's security minister said on Thursday.
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Russia says huge war games purely defensive in nature: Ifax
The Russian military said on Thursday that massive upcoming war games in central and eastern Russia were purely defensive in nature and not aimed at other countries, the Interfax news agency reported.
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The Russian military said on Thursday that massive upcoming war games in central and eastern Russia were purely defensive in nature and not aimed at other countries, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Worries over Trump shoot to top of German fear ranking
Concern over the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump has shot to the top of an annual ranking of Germans' biggest fears, easily outstripping worries about refugees and terrorism, a survey showed on Thursday.
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Concern over the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump has shot to the top of an annual ranking of Germans' biggest fears, easily outstripping worries about refugees and terrorism, a survey showed on Thursday.
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Warplanes strike Syria's rebel-held Idlib region: monitor, rescuers
Air strikes hit parts of the Idlib region in northwest Syria, the country's last major insurgent stronghold, a war monitoring group and a rescue service said on Thursday.
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Air strikes hit parts of the Idlib region in northwest Syria, the country's last major insurgent stronghold, a war monitoring group and a rescue service said on Thursday.
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Iraqi authorities declare city-wide curfew in Basra to quell protests
Iraqi authorities declared a city-wide curfew from 3 p.m. (1200 GMT) to quell protests in Basra, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said at a news conference on Thursday.
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Iraqi authorities declared a city-wide curfew from 3 p.m. (1200 GMT) to quell protests in Basra, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said at a news conference on Thursday.
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Khamenei says U.S., Israel wage media war to discourage Iranians
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States and Israel on Thursday of waging a media war to discourage Iranians, state TV reported, as the country faces economic hardship after the reimposition of U.S. sanctions.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States and Israel on Thursday of waging a media war to discourage Iranians, state TV reported, as the country faces economic hardship after the reimposition of U.S. sanctions.
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Brazil Supreme Court rejects latest Lula appeal to run for presidency
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday rejected the latest appeal by jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that he be allowed to run in next month's election.
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A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday rejected the latest appeal by jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that he be allowed to run in next month's election.
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U.S. says not seeking to punish India for its Russia arms purchases
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was not seeking to punish India for its proposed purchase of a missile defense system from Russia.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was not seeking to punish India for its proposed purchase of a missile defense system from Russia.
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American trainer killed in Riyadh helicopter crash: Saudi state media
An American trainer working with Saudi Arabia' National Guard was killed on Thursday in a helicopter crash in Riyadh in the course of a routine activity, a statement published by state media said.
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An American trainer working with Saudi Arabia' National Guard was killed on Thursday in a helicopter crash in Riyadh in the course of a routine activity, a statement published by state media said.
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UK plans legislation to allow Northern Ireland to keep delivering public services: minister
The British government will bring forward legislation to allow Northern Ireland, whose devolved assembly has not sat for 19 months, to continue delivering public services as London plans more talks to help break the deadlock in the province.
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The British government will bring forward legislation to allow Northern Ireland, whose devolved assembly has not sat for 19 months, to continue delivering public services as London plans more talks to help break the deadlock in the province.
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UK government to cut pay of Northern Ireland deputies amid deadlock: source
The British government is planning to cut the pay of members of Northern Ireland's parliament in its latest attempt to break a political deadlock that has left the region with no government for 20 months, a government source said.
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The British government is planning to cut the pay of members of Northern Ireland's parliament in its latest attempt to break a political deadlock that has left the region with no government for 20 months, a government source said.
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Iran speaker hopes agreement on Idlib will be clinched at Tehran summit
Iran's speaker of parliament said on Thursday he hoped the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran would reach a final agreement on Syria's rebel-held enclave of Idlib at a summit in Tehran on Friday, Russian news agencies reported.
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Iran's speaker of parliament said on Thursday he hoped the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran would reach a final agreement on Syria's rebel-held enclave of Idlib at a summit in Tehran on Friday, Russian news agencies reported.
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Gambia president tells China previous Taiwan ties a 'huge mistake'
Gambian President Adama Barrow told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that his country's previous ties with self-ruled Taiwan had been a "huge mistake", and he thanked China for all the help it had given subsequently, China said.
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Gambian President Adama Barrow told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that his country's previous ties with self-ruled Taiwan had been a "huge mistake", and he thanked China for all the help it had given subsequently, China said.
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Trump thanks North Korea's Kim, says 'we will get it done together'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed Kim Jong Un's remarks saying his faith in Trump was unchanged as the North Korean leader and that Pyongyang aimed to achieve denuclearization within Trump's first term in office.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed Kim Jong Un's remarks saying his faith in Trump was unchanged as the North Korean leader and that Pyongyang aimed to achieve denuclearization within Trump's first term in office.
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Exceptional no more? Merkel's Bavarian allies face watershed moment
For decades the conservative Christian Social Union has run the state of Bavaria - famous for BMWs, beer festivals and the Bayern Munich soccer club - as it sees fit, ignoring the vagaries of German national politics.
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For decades the conservative Christian Social Union has run the state of Bavaria - famous for BMWs, beer festivals and the Bayern Munich soccer club - as it sees fit, ignoring the vagaries of German national politics.
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Irish PM says no 'dramatic moves' to report in Brexit talks
Ireland has not received any indications that there have been "dramatic moves" by either side toward progress in Brexit talks, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday.
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Ireland has not received any indications that there have been "dramatic moves" by either side toward progress in Brexit talks, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday.
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UK bids to break Northern Ireland deadlock by cutting deputies' pay
The British government is to cut the pay of members of Northern Ireland's parliament in its latest attempt to break a political deadlock that has left the region with no government for almost 20 months, the minister for Northern Ireland said on Thursday.
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The British government is to cut the pay of members of Northern Ireland's parliament in its latest attempt to break a political deadlock that has left the region with no government for almost 20 months, the minister for Northern Ireland said on Thursday.
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Italian court says League party funds can be seized
An Italian court ruled on Thursday that prosecutors could seize funds belonging to Italy's ruling League party, judicial sources said, in a case that could jeopardize the group's future.
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An Italian court ruled on Thursday that prosecutors could seize funds belonging to Italy's ruling League party, judicial sources said, in a case that could jeopardize the group's future.
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North Korea's Kim sets denuclearization time line, prompting thanks from Trump
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has given his first time line for denuclearization, aiming for the end of U.S. President Donald Trump's first term, Seoul officials said on Thursday, prompting thanks from Trump who said they would "get it done together".
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un has given his first time line for denuclearization, aiming for the end of U.S. President Donald Trump's first term, Seoul officials said on Thursday, prompting thanks from Trump who said they would "get it done together".
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