U.S. President Donald Trump once more urged NATO allies in Europe on Thursday to spend more on defense, on a visit to Poland that had been billed as an opportunity for him to patch up relations after a tense alliance summit in May. He also said Washington was thinking about “severe things” in response to North Korea’s test-launch this week …

U.S. President Donald Trump meets eastern NATO allies in Warsaw on Thursday amid expectations he will reaffirm Washington’s commitment to counter threats from Russia after unnerving them in May by failing to endorse the principle of collective defense. En route to a potentially fractious G20 summit in Germany, Trump will take part in a gathering of leaders from central Europe, …

In a revolt in a Brazilian prison, two prisoners have been beheaded and another killed by being thrown off a roof. The revolt started over the conditions of life in the jails, as prisoners were demanding better food and medical care in the prison , according to Jairo Ferreira, lawyer for the prison guards’ union. The conviction of two inmates …

A month after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic, trade and transport ties with Qatar, accusing it of backing terrorism, it is suffering from isolation but is nowhere near an economic crisis.

Nearly 350 victims of human trafficking have been rescued by police in 13 Caribbean and Latin American countries. The Interpol-coordinated Operation Libertad saved men, women and children trafficked abroad and forced into work. Victims were found working in night clubs, factories, markets, farms and mines. Some worked in spaces “no bigger than coffins,” said Cem Kolcu of Interpol’s human trafficking …

The Japanese government has decided to allow its military to help defend allies and other countries that are « in a close relationship » with Japan under so-called « collective self-defence ». Formerly, the official interpretation of the Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution limited the use of force to defending Japan.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been forced out of office by a no-confidence vote in parliament.Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez, who filed the motion after Mr Rajoy’s party was implicated in a corruption scandal, will become prime minister. “We’re going to sign a new page in the history of democracy in our country,” Mr Sánchez said ahead of Friday’s vote. …

Armenia’s parliament is set to decide whether to back opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister as his supporters rally in the capital.Mr Pashinyan, who has led weeks of anti-government protests that forced former Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan to resign, is the only candidate. He warned MPs of a “political tsunami” if they did not back him. Armenia’s ruling Republican …

Qatar Airways is to press on with plans to build a stake of up to 4.75 percent in American Airlines (AAL.O) in the near future, despite the “categorical” opposition of the U.S. company’s management, Qatar Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker said on Thursday. The state-owned carrier notified American Airlines last month that it was interested in buying up to 10 percent …

Britainshould stay in the European Union’s single market as it transitions to a new relationship with the bloc after Brexit in 2019, an employers group said on Thursday, a proposal that immediately angered one leading Brexit supporter. British employers have started to push harder for a Brexit deal that causes as little disruption as possible after voters failed to back …