Gunmen kidnap six schoolgirls in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped six schoolgirls and two staff members from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Thursday, police said.
Gulf military chiefs say attacks on Saudi flew through GCC airspace
Gulf military leaders on Thursday condemned the use of their countries’ airspace to carry out attacks last month against a Saudi crude processing plant, a statement that indicated oblique backing for a U.S./Saudi account blaming Iran for the attack.
Russia’s Putin praises Donald Trump for North Korea talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised Donald Trump for what he said was the U.S. president’s historic move to enter into talks with North Korea to defuse nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Swedish court clears three policemen of killing man with Down’s syndrome
Three Swedish policemen were cleared on Thursday of shooting dead a 20-year-old man with Down’s syndrome and autism who had sneaked out of his home in the middle of the night to play with a toy pistol, a Stockholm court said.
EU and Ireland skeptical of a Brexit breakthrough after UK PM Johnson’s offer
The European Union and Ireland said on Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit proposals were unlikely to yield a deal, with Dublin bluntly warning that Britain was heading toward a no-deal exit unless it made more concessions.
Iran nuclear deal can be saved by goodwill not sanctions: Slovakia’s IAEA hopeful says
The 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the remaining signatories can still be saved after the U.S. withdrawal but Iran must return to the full implementation of its commitments and in return be offered some goodwill instead of sanctions, the Slovak can…
One woman, three men killed in Paris police HQ attack: prosecutor
One woman and three men were killed in a knife attack at the police headquarters in Paris on Thursday, Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz told reporters.
Quake in Polish coal mine injures 16 miners: Radio Zet
Sixteen miners were injured after a quake in the Bielszowice coal mine in southern Poland on Thursday, with three of them in serious condition, private radio Zet said.
Europe needs to increase military spending, says Dutch PM
Europe needs to increase military spending to keep the transatlantic NATO alliance alive in the face of rising threats from Russia, China and elsewhere, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday.
France demands Iran release dual-national Fariba Adelkhah
France’s foreign ministry on Thursday demanded Iran release French-Iranian dual national Fariba Adelkhah.
