France’s Macron marks second Bastille Day with Champs Elysees parade
France celebrated Bastille Day on Saturday with a colorful military parade in Paris presided by President Emmanuel Macron, and hoped the party would continue on Sunday when the national soccer team meets Croatia in the World Cup final in Russia.
Ryanair flight loses cabin pressure, 33 hospitalized: German police
Thirty-three Ryanair passengers were treated in hospital, some bleeding from their ears, after their Croatia-bound plane lost cabin pressure and made an emergency landing in Frankfurt on Friday, German police said on Saturday.
Organizers say World Cup has transformed perception of Russia
Russia’s World Cup organizers said on Saturday that the tournament had so far been a success and would help to improve the country’s image abroad.
Cave rescue highlights plight of Thailand’s stateless people
On the Thai side of the mountainous border with Myanmar, where 12 boys and their football coach were rescued from a flooded cave last week, thousands of stateless people live trapped between countries with no access to some basic rights.
Eritrea’s president hails thaw in relations in return to Ethiopia
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki said on Saturday history was being made as he started his first visit to Ethiopia in more than two decades, days after the two neighbors declared an end to their “state of war”.
Two workers abducted in attack at Libya’s Sharara oil field: engineers
Two staff, including one foreign worker, were abducted early on Saturday in an attack by an unknown group at a facility at Libya’s giant Sharara oil field, engineers from the field said.
Trump questions why Obama did not act on claims of Russian election meddling
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday questioned why Barack Obama’s administration did not act on allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. 2016 presidential election.
Eritrea president says during Ethiopia visit: ‘History is being made’
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki said on Saturday history was being made, in his first comments during a visit to Ethiopia, days after the two neighbors declared their “state of war” over.
Trump says hopes to play golf in Scotland ahead of Putin meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he hoped to play some golf at the course he owns in Scotland, ahead of a summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin next week.
Speeding car in Somali capital explodes after police shoot at it
A speeding car exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday after it was shot at by police near the president’s residence, a police officer said.
