UK lawmaker Leadsom emerges as top pro-Brexit candidate for PM
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmaker Andrea Leadsom emerged on Saturday as the top pro-Brexit candidate to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron, earning the support of a former Conservative Party leader and several members of parliament.
German spy chief says can’t rule out Istanbul-style attacks at home
BERLIN (Reuters) – Attacks by Islamist militants pose the biggest security threat for Germany and events like the shooting and bombing in Istanbul this week could happen in Germany, the head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) told a Sa…
Architects fight airport security threats with flexible design
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gresham, Smith and Partners recently designed a screening area at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia with one major concern in mind: flexibility, so it can adapt to changing security threats.
NATO-Russia Council to discuss air safety on July 13: RIA cites Russian Defence Ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) will meet on July 13 to discuss air safety measures over the Baltic Sea and other issues, RIA news agency cited a statement by the Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Saturday.
Egypt investigators say can extract info from crashed jet voice recorder
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian investigators said on Saturday the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 was now in a condition to extract recordings.
Bystanders killed, injured in attack on commander in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and 17 injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber attacked a local commander in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
French PM tells London financial firms ‘Welcome to Paris’
PARIS (Reuters) – France is working on ways to make Paris a more attractive financial center to rival the City of London after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Saturday.
Taliban leader says foreigners must quit Afghanistan for peace
KABUL (Reuters) – The new leader of the Taliban called for an end to foreign forces’ “occupation” of Afghanistan as a preliminary step to a settlement based on Islamic law that he said would bring unity to a country riven by decades of war.
Vietnam urges ‘fair’ ruling from court handling South China Sea case
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has called for an international tribunal in The Hague to deliver a “fair and objective” ruling in an arbitration case lodged by the Philippines that challenges China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea.
British minister denies treachery as he pitches to be next prime minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Justice Secretary Michael Gove pitched on Friday to be the prime minister to take Britain out of the EU, a day after he destroyed the chances of another frontrunner in what some colleagues called an act of treachery.
