WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Trump has made up his mind to impose "pretty significant" tariffs on Chinese goods, an administration official said on Thursday, as Beijing warned that it was ready to respond if Washington chose to ratchet up trade tensions. Source: Reuters World News
TIPITAPA, Nicaragua (Reuters) - Thousands of shopkeepers and businessmen in Nicaragua on Thursday heeded calls for a national strike by foes of President Daniel Ortega, and the action shut down much of the country after nearly two months of deadly protests urging his ouster. Source: Reuters World News
The Committee on Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity of the Seychelles’ National Assembly presented its report to President Danny Faure on Thursday at State house. The executive and legislative branches of Seychelles have both pledged to approve a proposed bill that will determine ways to address past injustice some people have faced in the country. [...]
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May has agreed a compromise with pro-EU lawmakers in her Conservative Party that offers parliament a vote on any future steps in Brexit talks if Britain fails to agree a deal by mid-February, a source said on Thursday. Source: Reuters World News
OSLO (Reuters) - Russia vowed on Thursday to retaliate for a plan by Norway to more than double the number of U.S. Marines stationed there. Source: Reuters World News
BENGHAZI, Libya/LONDON (Reuters) - The major Libyan oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider were closed and evacuated on Thursday due to attacks by armed brigades opposed to the powerful eastern commander Khalifa Haftar, causing a production loss of 240,000 barrels per day (bpd). Source: Reuters World News
Newly released video footage from North Korean state media shows President Donald Trump returning a salute to a North Korean military general during this week's summit in Singapore, an extraordinary display of respect from a US president to a top officer of a hostile regime. Source: Latest CNN News
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey-backed rebels in northwest Syria's Afrin have seized, looted and destroyed Kurdish civilians' property after taking control of the region in March, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. Source: Reuters World News
ADEN (Reuters) - Arab warplanes and warships pounded Houthi positions in Yemen's Hodeidah for a second day on Thursday, as a Saudi-led alliance tried to seize the main port in the largest battle of a war that has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Source: Reuters World News
BERLIN (Reuters) - Husam Idris dreams of returning to his bakery in the Syrian city of Aleppo. But three years after escaping the war, he worries that a new law allowing the Syrian government to seize homes for redevelopment will scupper his plans. Source: Reuters World News