Putin warns that U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty will expire unless action taken
President Vladimir Putin warned of the dangers of Moscow and Washington failing to mend ties on Thursday, saying the START strategic arms reduction treaty would expire in a year and a half unless work on extending it started now.
Vietnam says controversial cybersecurity law aims to protect online rights
Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law is designed to protect online rights and create a “safe and healthy cyberspace,” the foreign ministry said on Thursday, although critics have warned it gives the Communist-ruled state more power to crack down on dissent….
Putin says forces in U.S. trying to derail success of Trump summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that certain forces in the United States were trying to undermine the success of his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, but that the meeting had nevertheless been a positive start.
Home comforts greet ‘Wild Boars’ captain after Thai cave rescue
Happiness is a birthday cake, a meal of pork-knuckle rice, a warm bed and a trip to buy a new mobile telephone.
EU expresses concern over Israel’s Jewish nation-state law
The European Union on Thursday said it was concerned about a new Israeli law which declares that only Jews have the right of self determination, and said it would complicate a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Eritrean troops withdraw from Ethiopian border: Eritrean Press agency
Eritrea has pulled troops back from its heavily militarized border with Ethiopia as a “gesture of reconciliation”, the pro-government Eritrean Press agency said on its Facebook page.
France’s Macron under fire after aide caught hitting May Day protester
French President Emmanuel Macron came under fire on Thursday after his office suspended one of his aides who was caught on camera striking a May Day protester, but did not inform law enforcement authorities.
Turkish court sentences journalist to jail under anti-terror law: paper
A Turkish court sentenced a journalist from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper to more than two years in jail on Thursday on charges of making people potential targets for militant groups through her reporting, the paper said.
Greece hits back at Russian remarks on expulsion of diplomats
Russia must stop interfering in domestic affairs and treating Greece with disrespect, the Greek foreign ministry said late on Wednesday, after Moscow warned of consequences following the expulsion by Greece of two Russian diplomats.
Brexit progress suggests no deal with EU is unlikely: UK PM’s spokeswoman
The progress Britain has made in talks to leave the European Union suggests that the country will not crash out of the bloc without a deal, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.
