Election of new ILO chief wide open
The International Labour Organization will pick its next chief Friday, with the possibility it could place a woman or an African at the helm for the first time.
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Biden's Brussels triple summit big on unity, short on tougher measures
US President Joe Biden coaxed a display of unity in the face of Russia's Ukraine invasion from an overlapping array of Western leaders at a trifecta of Brussels summits Thursday.
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Seven years into Yemen quagmire, Saudis play oil hardball
Western powers want Saudi Arabia to pump more oil to ease surging prices driven by the Ukraine war, but the kingdom has its own demand: support for its war in Yemen.
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Venezuela's risky currency stabilization to tackle inflation
Venezuela has been in recession for eight years, suffered four years of hyperinflation and endured a currency in free fall.
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Ecuador, Uruguay qualify for World Cup in Qatar
Giorgian de Arrascaeta sent Uruguay to the World Cup with the only goal of the game against Peru on Thursday, a result that also booked Ecuador's ticket to Qatar, with a helping hand from Brazil.
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Mexico president apologizes for revealing central bank rate hike
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador apologized Thursday after he surprised financial markets by revealing that the nation's autonomous central bank had decided to hike interest rates, hours before an official announcement.
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Miami Beach set to impose spring break curfew after gun violence
The US city of Miami Beach prepared Thursday to impose a curfew to stem a wave of violence linked to the influx of revellers to Florida for the phenomenon known as spring break.
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Rahm overcomes slow start to win at WGC Match Play
Top-ranked Jon Rahm, the reigning US Open champion, rallied for a 5&4 victory over American Cameron Young to remain unbeaten on Thursday at the WGC Match Play Championship.
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US, allies call on Taliban to reopen girls schools in Afghanistan
The United States and other Western countries on Thursday condemned the Taliban's decision to shut girls secondary schools in Afghanistan just hours after reopening them, and urged the hardline Islamist movement to reverse course.
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France probes Interpol president for alleged torture, barbarism
French anti-terror prosecutors have opened a preliminary inquiry into torture and acts of barbarism allegedly committed by Emirati General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi who in November became president of Interpol, judicial sources said on Thursday.
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