Armenia to start producing AK-103 Kalashnikov rifles in July
Armenia plans to start production of Russian AK-103 Kalashnikov rifles during the first ten days of July, the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said on Thursday.
Italian judge orders seizure of neo-fascist CasaPound headquarters
An Italian judge ordered police to seize the headquarters of a far-right group in central Rome, authorities said on Thursday in a move hailed as a victory by the city’s mayor Virgina Raggi from the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement.
Spain’s June 22 reopening of land borders still ‘under study’, source says
A Spanish government source said on Thursday that a plan to reopen the country’s land borders on June 22 is still being studied and will be discussed with France and Portugal.
Defying police ban, Hong Kongers hold Tiananmen candle memorial
Thousands defied a police ban to gather with candles in Hong Kong on Thursday to mark China’s bloody Tiananmen Square democracy crackdown in 1989 and accuse Beijing of stifling freedoms too on their semi-autonomous territory.
Czechs to drop travel restrictions for Germany, Austria, Hungary on Friday: CTK agency
The Czech Republic will drop restrictions on travel to and from Austria, Germany and Hungary on Friday, news agency CTK cited Prime Minister Andrej Babis as saying on Thursday.
Factbox: The 13-year hunt for missing British girl, Madeleine McCann
British and German police say a German child sex offender, currently in prison in Germany, is a prime suspect in the hunt for missing Madeleine McCann who vanished in Portugal 13 years ago while her family were on vacation.
Madeleine McCann is assumed dead, German prosecutor says
Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared in Portugal in 2007 aged just three, is assumed to be dead and an imprisoned German child abuser is the murder suspect, a German prosecutor said on Thursday
Turkey looks to lock in Libya gains as Erdogan hosts PM
President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Libya’s internationally recognised leader in Turkey on Thursday as the allies seek to lock in battlefield gains, including recapturing Tripoli, before potential ceasefire talks.
UK PM Johnson met business minister Sharma, shortly before Sharma taken ill
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a 45-minute socially distanced meeting with business minister Alok Sharma on Tuesday, a day before Sharma was taken ill and tested for the coronavirus, Johnson’s spokesman said on Thursday.
Eastern forces quit Libyan capital after year-long assault
Libya’s internationally recognised government regained control of Tripoli on Thursday, driving eastern forces out of the capital after a 14-month battle in which foreign powers poured in arms and fighters.
