Britain scrambles Romania-based jets to intercept Russian plane
Britain’s Royal Air Force said on Thursday Typhoons based in Romania were scrambled in response to Russian aircraft operating near NATO airspace over the Black Sea.
Venezuelan newspaper closures leave coverage in state’s hands
Almost three-quarters of Venezuela’s newspapers have closed during five years of recession in the once-prosperous OPEC member country, according to the national journalism association, leaving El Nacional as the last independent national daily.
Greece seeks survivors and answers after deadly wildfire
Sorrow was giving way to anger in Greece on Thursday as rescuers searched scorched land and the coastline for survivors three days after a wildfire destroyed a village outside Athens killing at least 82 people.
Despite tension, Chinese, U.S. militaries to host health meet
The Chinese and U.S. militaries will jointly host a regional health meeting for armed forces in September, the Asian nation said on Thursday, despite tension over trade and security issues such as the South China Sea.
Iranian special forces chief tells Trump to threaten him, not Rouhani
A senior Iranian military commander said on Thursday Donald Trump should address any threats against Tehran directly to him and he mocked the U.S. president as displaying the ethics of “night clubs and gambling halls”, the Iranian Young Journalists’ Cl…
Iranian general warns Trump: ‘War will destroy everything you own’
Iran’s Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani warned U.S. President Donald Trump against war on Thursday, saying it would “destroy all that you possess”, the website of Iran’s Arabic language Al Alam TV reported.
Ex-bodyguard says enemies created crisis to get at Macron
The senior bodyguard to French President Emmanuel Macron, fired for beating May Day protesters, said in a newspaper interview on Thursday that enemies had exploited the incident to tarnish the president.
Iran’s Soleimani to Trump: we are near, where you can’t even imagine – Tasnim
The chief of Iran’s elite military Quds force on Thursday warned President Donald Trump not to take military action against Iran, saying if Washington started a war, Tehran would be the one to end it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Blast outside U.S. embassy in China’s capital wounds lone suspect
A bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy in Beijing on Thursday, wounding the lone assailant, the embassy said in a statement, but police described the weapon merely as a “firework device”.
Iran’s Quds force chief says Red Sea no longer secure with U.S. presence: TV
Iran’s Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani said on Thursday that the Red Sea was not secure with the presence of American troops in the area, Iran’s Arabic-language Al Alam television reported.
