The U.K. believes Venezuelan opposition leader “Juan Guaido is the right person to take Venezuela forward” and it is “supporting the US, Canada, Brazil and Argentina to make that happen,” Britain’s foreign minister said Thursday. Speaking ahead of his meeting with U.S. Vice President Mike...

Iran never destroyed its Arak nuclear reactor, a precondition of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) was quoted as saying by state media. IAEO chief Ali Akbar Salehi told a local television channel Thursday that the Arak...

The U.S. on Thursday issued sanctions against two foreign fighter militias tied to Iran and an Iranian civilian airline accused of carrying weapons to Syria. The Treasury Department designated the two militias as the Fatemiyoun Division, which is composed of Afghan nationals, and the...

Hamas on Thursday announced its refusal to accept fresh financial aid from Qatar to protest what it described as “extortion” by Israel. “We are rejecting this third Qatari grant to protest the Israeli occupation’s behavior,” leading Hamas member Khalil al-Hayya said at a press conference in...

It has featured among complaints by French "yellow vest" protesters and in populist Italian rhetoric: Africa's CFA franc currency has become an unexpected hot topic on Europe's political fringes. When a list of unofficial "yellow vest" demands went viral in December, some observers were...

Senior European lawmakers warned Thursday they will not ratify a Brexit withdrawal deal if it is stripped of guarantees on the Irish border issue. Prime Minister Theresa May last year signed an agreement with her EU colleagues to allow Britain's orderly departure from the European Union on...

A bomb attack hit a northeastern neighbourhood of the Syrian capital Thursday, state media said, in the third such explosion in a regime-held area in less than a week. State news agency SANA reported "a terrorist bombing in the Adawi area with an explosive device planted in a car, causing...

The world is facing worrying "fragmentation", UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday, warning that the relationship between the United States, Russia and China was worryingly out of kilter. "The relationship between the three most important powers, Russia, the United States and China, has...

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned what has been described as a “coup attempt” against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. In a statement, the ministry voiced its concern over recent events in the troubled South American country, going on to decry what it described as...

Italy has blamed France for the migrant crisis in Europe and calls on the EU to sanction France for its colonialist policies in the African continent. Italy's Deputy Premier Luigi di Maio accused France of colonizing and impoverishing countries in Africa by linking the migrant crisis with...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called the 2018 election of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro “illegitimate”, throwing his weight behind the opposition by hailing the thousands protesting in the streets. Macron said in his tweet that Europe supports the restoration of...

American Airlines reported better-than-expected earnings Thursday behind strong air travel demand and offered a bullish outlook on 2019 profitability. Profits for the fourth quarter came in at $319 million, compared with a loss of $583 million in the year-ago period due to one-time...

Washington and Beijing are "miles and miles" from resolving their trade war, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday. A high-level Chinese delegation is due in Washington next week as both sides work to reach a resolution ahead before March 1, when US duty rates on Chinese imports...

Sudanese police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters trying to march on the presidential palace in Khartoum as anti-government demonstrators raised pressure on President Omar al-Bashir to resign with calls for nationwide rallies on Thursday. The east African nation has been rocked by...

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday said Paris would be "extremely vigilant" about the severance pay for Carlos Ghosn after the jailed auto tycoon resigned as boss of Renault. "I can tell you that we will be extremely vigilant as key shareholders on the exit conditions that...

The proposal of army-ruled Thailand to deploy soldiers at temples in the conflict-ridden southern parts has drawn criticism from a separatist group in the country, local media reported on Thursday. The criticism came a few days after Thai army chief General Apirat Kongsompong visited...

South African groups condemned the U.S. on Thursday for recognizing a Venezuelan opposition leader as "interim president." The South African Communist Party (SACP) described the move recognizing Juan Guaido as leader of Venezuela as an assault on the Latin American country's sovereignty....

China on Thursday said it supports "efforts" of Venezuelan government to secure its national sovereignty, media reports said. The statement came a day after the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president of the country marking the most significant...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Maltese counterpart Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca on Thursday met in the Turkish capital Ankara. Erdogan welcomed Preca, who is paying her first-ever official presidential visit from Malta to Turkey, with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex....

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Thursday received a phone call from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, according to a statement released by Abdul-Mahdi’s office.  The two leaders reportedly discussed bilateral ties and Riyadh’s continued support for the Baghdad...