Iranian military official says enemies will regret aggression against Tehran
Iran’s adversaries will regret any aggression against it, a senior Iranian military officer said a day after Riyadh and Washington blamed Iran for attacks on oil installations in Saudi Arabia.
Romanian anti-graft crusader to be EU prosecutor after winning EU vote
Romania’s anti-corruption chief Laura Codruta Kovesi will become the European Union’s first fraud prosecutor after EU countries changed tack and backed her, despite opposition from Bucharest.
Netanyahu “surprised and disappointed” by Gantz rebuff, says open to talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced disappointment at his election challenger’s rejection on Thursday of his offer to discuss forming an Israeli unity government but said he remained opened to talks.
Ex-Tepco bosses cleared over Fukushima nuclear disaster
A Tokyo court cleared on Thursday three former Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) executives of negligence for the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the only criminal case to arise out of the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.
Be flexible, creative and we will too, UK Brexit Minister urges EU
Britain’s Brexit minister on Thursday urged the European Union to show flexibility and creativity in striking a deal, although he stuck to his country’s position that the contentious Irish backstop arrangement must go.
If he loses court case, UK PM Johnson could suspend parliament again: document
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could suspend parliament again even if the Supreme Court rules that his original suspension, or prorogation, was unlawful, a court submission tweeted by an opposition lawyer showed.
Gantz party rejects Netanyahu’s offer of Israeli unity gov’t
The centrist party of Israeli election challenger Benny Gantz rejected on Thursday an offer by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join forces in a governing coalition under the incumbent.
Iran warns against war as U.S. and Saudi weigh response to oil attack
Iran warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday against being dragged into all-out war in the Middle East following an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities which Washington and Riyadh blame on Tehran.
Belgian F-16 crashes in France, pilots eject: Belgian Air Force
A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed near the town of Lorient in northwestern France on Thursday, the Belgian Air Force said.
U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan
A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s labor in the fields, officials said on Thursday.
