Brazil's Lula vetoes law reducing Bolsonaro's sentence
Brazil's left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday vetoed a law dramatically reducing the prison sentence of former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last year of coup plotting.
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New protests, strikes hit Iran as security forces open fire
Protesters denounced the Iranian authorities and staged strike actions Thursday in a new wave of demonstrations that have spread across the Islamic republic, as rights groups accused security forces of shooting on people in several locations.
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Macron accuses US of 'turning away' from allies, breaking rules
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday the United States was "gradually turning away" from some of its allies and "breaking free from international rules", offering some of his strongest criticism yet of Washington's policies under Donald Trump.
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Joshua pays tribute to close friends killed in crash
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua paid a moving tribute on Thursday to the two close friends killed in a car crash in Nigeria, labelling them "brothers" and "great men".
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Protesters, US law enforcement clash after immigration officer kills woman
Protesters clashed with law enforcement officers in Minneapolis on Thursday after the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration agent triggered outrage fueled by the Trump administration's insistence she was guilty of "domestic terrorism."
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French ex-spy chief cops suspended jail term for 15 mn euro shakedown
A former head of France's foreign intelligence agency was handed a one-year suspended jail sentence Thursday for attempted extortion worth millions of euros.
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UN climate chief says Trump scores 'own goal' with treaty retreat
The UN climate chief led a chorus of criticism Thursday over President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from a bedrock climate treaty, calling it a "colossal own goal" that will only harm his country.
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Syria bombs Kurdish areas in city of Aleppo
Syria's military began heavy bombardment of Kurdish neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo on Thursday after warning civilians to leave on a third day of fighting.
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Confusion reigns over Venezuela's oil industry as US looms
Between US demands for its crude, tankers threatened with seizure, storage tanks at overflow risk and bewildered local authorities, the outlook for Venezuela's oil industry has never been murkier.
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Stocks retrench as traders eye geopolitics, US jobs data
Stock markets pulled back Thursday as an early-year rally ran out of steam, with investors locking in profits ahead of the release of key US jobs data this week.
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