U.S. service member killed in combat in Afghanistan
A U.S. service member died on Thursday after being wounded during a combat operation in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Trump says Putin ‘competitor’, not enemy
U.S. President Donald Trump described Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday as a “competitor” rather than an “enemy” and said he expected they would get along well when they hold their first summit next week.
Trump brings reality-show style to NATO, and leaves satisfied
He came. He raged. He claimed victory. He left.
Saudi Arabia arrests prominent cleric Safar al-Hawali: activists
Saudi Arabia has detained influential religious scholar Safar al-Hawali and three of his sons, activists said on Thursday, widening an apparent crackdown against clerics, intellectuals and rights campaigners.
Egypt court finds 37 guilty at illegal organ trading trial
An Egyptian court on Thursday convicted 37 people on charges related to illicit trading in human organs and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from three to 15 years in jail, witnesses said.
U.S. accuses North Korea of U.N. sanctions breach, demands end to fuel sales
(In this July 12 story corrects paragraphs 4 and 10 to say that the U.S. listed 89 illicit transactions, not 89 North Korean tankers)
UK Brexit plan gets guarded Brussels welcome
Britain’s proposal for a Brexit deal received a guarded welcome in Brussels on Thursday, with the European Parliament’s delegation saying the wide-ranging draft went in the direction it wanted.
China opens embassy after Burkina Faso severs ties with Taiwan
China opened an embassy in Burkina Faso on Thursday, two months after the poor, landlocked West African country cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
Grit, daring and beating terror: how Thailand’s cave boys were rescued
Two days after 12 boys and their soccer coach disappeared inside a cave complex in Thailand’s mountainous north, a team of Thai Royal Navy SEALs headed before sunrise into the pitch-black maze of muddy passages to find them.
U.S. accuses North Korea of breaching U.N. sanctions: document
The United States accused North Korea on Thursday of breaching a U.N. sanctions cap on refined petroleum by making illicit transfers between ships at sea, according to a document seen by Reuters and which Washington submitted to Security Council member…
