Egyptair to resume flights to Baghdad on Saturday
Egyptian national carrier Egyptair will resume flights to Baghdad on Saturday after assessing the security situation, the airline on Twitter.
Judge refuses to remove himself after Weinstein’s lawyers claim bias
Denying he was biased, the judge in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial on Thursday refused to remove himself from the high-profile case, rejecting an accusation by the former film producers’ lawyers.
Mexico considers bringing Mexican asylum seekers sent to Guatemala back home: interior minister
Mexico is evaluating bringing Mexican asylum seekers who are sent from the United States to Guatemala back to Mexico, Interior Minister Olga Sanchez told Reuters.
Madame Tussauds removes waxworks of Harry and Meghan from royal family display
Madame Tussauds waxwork museum has removed the figures of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan from its British royal family display, in response to the couple’s announcement that they will be stepping back from royal duties.
Russian conscript blames fatal shooting spree on army hazing ‘hell’
A Russian conscript who shot dead eight fellow soldiers at his army base last year said on Thursday he had been left with no other course of action after conscripts turned his life into a living “hell”.
Venezuela needs ‘negotiated transition to democracy’: U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called for an end to the political crisis currently gripping Venezuela, saying that leaders there should clear the way for free and fair elections at the end of 2020.
Factbox: Where is France’s pension reform strike being felt the hardest?
French trade unions disrupted rail services, cut power generation and brought tens of thousands of demonstrators onto the streets on Thursday in a make-or-break push to force President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his planned pension reform.
Will having a lead female defense attorney help Harvey Weinstein? The jury is out
When Donna Rotunno agreed to represent former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as lead defense attorney in his New York rape trial, she believed that her gender could prove to be an asset in the courtroom.
Saudi Arabia condemns “Iran’s violation of Iraqi sovereignty”: State TV
Saudi Arabia condemned on Thursday Iran’s attacks on Iraqi bases hosting U.S. forces as a “violation of Iraqi sovereignty”, Saudi state TV reported.
In latest UK royals saga, Prince Harry and Meghan find sympathy on London streets
Love them or loathe them, the British royals are peerless purveyors of news stories and there was no shortage of opinions in London on Thursday about Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s shock plans to strike out on their own.
