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President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States had killed Qassim al-Raymi, the leader of Islamist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SnhEz6

Even as a fierce bushfire bore down on the rural Australian community of Wytaliba, Gary Wilson and his partner Julie Willis decided not to flee their timber home - they had a house full of orphaned baby kangaroos to protect. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2S33p3s

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday denounced U.S. foreign policy in Venezuela, criticizing U.S. "provocations" and attempts to create what he called a pretext for military intervention. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SmHqDq

A Brazilian judge indicted six people accused of hacking the phones of prosecutors in the country's biggest corruption case on Thursday, but held off on accepting charges against U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/386qFDc

The United States on Thursday condemned the "cruel and indefensible" detention of executives from U.S. refiner Citgo in Caracas, said the top U.S. envoy for Venezuela, who also warned Russia over its support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OOyk1x

An Italian national on Thursday tested positive for the new coronavirus, a spokesman for the health ministry said, the third confirmed in Italy after two Chinese tourists tested positive last week. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2uomLqw

Trump officials warn of Chinese economic espionage U.S. officials sound the alarm that Beijing is trying to steal its way up the economic and scientific ladder; David Spunt reports from Washington.

Israel strikes Iran-backed fighters in Syria, killing more than 20, monitoring group says Israel warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting Syrian army positions near the capital and Iran-backed fighters Thursday, killing 23, according to a monitoring group.

Amb. Grenell: America is the only country that gets in trouble for putting itself first U.S. Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell weighs in on Trump's 'America First' focus.

Northern Ireland militants planted Brexit bomb, investigators say Authorities in Northern Ireland Thursday said militants with the Irish Republican Army planted a bomb on a truck that was intended to explode around the time Britain left the European Union on Friday.

What is the Gaza Strip? The Gaza Strip is a piece of land occupied by Palestinians, bordering both Egypt and Israel. The area has remained a focal point of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict for decades. 

Concerns grow for US citizens detained in Venezuela after sudden disappearance from house arrest Concerns have heightened for the wellbeing of the “CITGO 6” – five U.S. citizens and one legal resident – who have been detained by the Maduro regime in Caracas for more than two years.

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