Fire on Russia’s only aircraft carrier brought under control: agencies
A fire on Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, has been brought under control, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday, citing the Northern Fleet.
Russian TV pulls Ukrainian president’s sitcom after editing out joke about Putin
A Russian television channel has abruptly stopped airing the sitcom that launched the political career of Ukraine’s president, after viewers noticed it had edited out an obscene joke about Vladimir Putin from the first episode.
Former Spanish soccer players sentenced to prison for raping teenager
Three former Spanish soccer players were each sentenced on Thursday to 38 years in prison for gang raping a minor in 2017, the latest high-profile sexual violence case in Spain.
Chile’s police to reform as allegations of abuses mount
Chile’s top law enforcement official on Thursday detailed deep reforms to a police force dogged by allegations of human rights abuses ranging from torture to rape during nearly two months of protests in the South American nation.
As another election looms, Israel’s president asks public not to despair
Israel’s president on Thursday urged Israelis not to lose faith in their democratic system after persistent political deadlock threw the country into a third election in less than a year.
In Myanmar park, crowds gather to support Suu Kyi in Rohingya genocide hearings
Crowds have gathered for the past three evenings in a small park in downtown Myanmar’s capital Yangon to hear accusations of genocide delivered thousands of miles away at the United Nation’s top court in The Hague.
Inside the UAE’s lobbying efforts to lift European weapons-export bans
The United Arab Emirates has lobbied several European countries to ease restrictions on weapons exports following a series of strikes in the Gulf this year, according to three Western diplomats and two other people with knowledge of the discussions.
Famine stalks millions in South Sudan after droughts, floods: U.N.
Famine threatens the lives of up to 5.5 million people in South Sudan, where droughts and flooding have destroyed crops and livestock, compounding “intense political instability”, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
Ukraine police detain people over 2016 journalist killing: minister
Ukrainian police have detained people in connection with the killing in 2016 of the investigative journalist Pavel Sheremet, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Thursday.
Hong Kong protesters mark six months since pivotal clash with police
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters gathered on Thursday to mark six months since their first major clash with police, when they blocked legislators from advancing an extradition bill that has since been scrapped.
