Civilians killed in Afghanistan air strike: officials
As many as 14 people, including women and children, were killed in an air strike carried out during an operation by Afghan security forces near the northern city of Kunduz on Thursday, officials said.
Sixty Bosnian Muslim couples marry at mass religious wedding
Sixty Bosnian Muslim couples held a religious wedding ceremony in the capital Sarajevo on Thursday in what organizers said was one of the biggest Islamic mass weddings in Europe, designed to make it easier for young people to start families.
Syrian state TV: buses enter village in Quneitra for evacuation
Ten buses entered a village in Syria’s Quneitra province in the southwest on Thursday night to start evacuating insurgents to rebel territory in the north, state TV said.
Belgian airspace reopened after flight data issue disrupts travel
Air travelers faced delays on Thursday after flight space over Belgium was closed temporarily due to a problem with a flight data processing system at Belgium air traffic controller Belgocontrol.
Boycott sham Cambodian elections, says opponent Rainsy
Cambodians must show Prime Minister Hun Sen that his time is up by boycotting “fake” elections this month, and Western powers need to pressure him with targeted sanctions, exiled former opposition leader Sam Rainsy said on Thursday.
Despite summit criticism, Trump looks to next Putin meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed forces within the United States on Thursday for marring what they called the success of their first summit, with Trump saying he looked forward to their second meeting.
Days after Helsinki summit, Russia shows off Putin’s ‘super weapons’
Russia on Thursday broadcast a series of videos showing the testing and operation of a new generation of nuclear and conventional weapons, days after Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed how to avoid an arms race.
Putin warns NATO against closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned NATO against cultivating closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia, saying such a policy was irresponsible and would have unspecified consequences for the alliance.
Russia, China delay U.S. push for halt to refined petroleum to North Korea
Russia and China on Thursday delayed a U.S. push for a U.N. Security Council committee to order a halt to refined petroleum exports to North Korea, asking for more detail on a U.S. accusation that Pyongyang breached sanctions, diplomats said.
U.S. must prepare for more Russian meddling: Nielsen
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Thursday said the United States needed to be prepared for an attempt by Russia to interfere in elections in all 50 U.S. states this year, adding that there was no question Moscow interfered in the 20…
