Trump made no threat to quit NATO: Lithuania leader
U.S. President Donald Trump did not threaten to quit NATO during a summit on Thursday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite told reporters after the meeting in Brussels.
Britain’s opposition Labour Party takes poll lead amid May’s Brexit crisis
Britain’s opposition Labour Party, led by socialist Jeremy Corbyn, has taken a lead over the Conservative Party as Prime Minister Theresa May’s government grapples with a crisis over Brexit, according to two opinion polls.
Court opens culpable homicide case against Zuma’s son Duduzane
A culpable homicide hearing against former South African president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane was opened and adjourned in a Johannesburg court on Thursday, the latest legal headache for the 34-year-old who faced separate corruption charges on Monday.
Trump tirade sends NATO leaders into crisis session
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on NATO allies’ failure to raise defense spending on Thursday, prompting leaders to huddle in a special session excluding other summit participants, sources told Reuters.
Trump says he wants shorter deadline for NATO spending targets: sources
U.S. President Trump significantly toughened his tone on NATO defense spending at a summit on Thursday, singling out Germany, Spain and Belgium in a closed-door session in Brussels, two sources said.
Street violence hits Northern Ireland towns on eve of annual marches
Northern Ireland was hit by a barrage of street violence overnight on the eve of annual parades that often raise tensions between pro-British Protestants and Irish nationalist Catholics in the British region, police said on Thursday.
South Korea’s Moon says North Korea-U.S. talks ‘on track’, criticism a ploy
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that North Korea’s criticism of the United States after recent talks on denuclearisation was part of its strategy and negotiations between them are on the “right track”.
German court rules can extradite ex-Catalan leader for misuse of public funds
A German court ruled on Thursday that former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont could be extradited to Spain on a charge of misusing public funds but it rejected a request to send him back on grounds of rebellion against Madrid’s rule.
Syrian state prepares to raise flag over rebel-held Deraa city: witnesses
Syrian state vehicles, accompanied by Russian military police, entered an area of Deraa city on Thursday to raise the national flag over an area held by rebels for years, witnesses said, leaving President Bashar al-Assad poised for another big victory…
‘The worst’ is still possible on Brexit, says French prime minister
A worst-case scenario that would see Britain crash out of the European Union without a deal is still a possibility despite British Prime Minister Theresa May’s new plan, the French prime minister said on Thursday.
