Police arrest five ahead of climate-change protest at Heathrow
British police have arrested five people ahead of a protest by climate-change activists who planned to use drones to disrupt flights at Heathrow airport on Friday.
Algerian court charges opposition figure: lawyer
An Algerian court on Thursday ordered a prominent opposition leader, Karim Tabou, to be held in custody on charges of “contributing to weakening the army’s morale”, a lawyer and activist close to Tabou said.
Hungary’s Orban hopeful on ties with new EU Commission after migration disputes
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday he was optimistic that the new European Commission would improve ties with the EU’s eastern members, long strained by disagreements over migration and multi-culturalism.
Indonesia’s Habibie, president during transition to democracy, dies at 83
Thousands of people gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday to mourn the death of former president B.J. Habibie, who came to power as the nation endured a turbulent transition to democracy after former strongman Suharto stepped down in 1…
New Italian government reaches EU deal on migrant rescue boat
Italy said on Thursday it had done a deal with EU countries to share out migrants aboard a charity ship at sea in the Mediterranean, resolving the first of what may be repeated episodes that will test the new government in Rome.
Middle East shipping stabilized by UK navy, says Fleet Commander
Britain’s decision to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz has helped to stabilize commercial shipping through the critical chokepoint weeks after Iran seized a UK-flagged tanker in the region, a top British navy official said on Thursday.
On day one, new U.S. envoy to U.N. vows ‘strong American leadership’
New U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, started work at the 193-member world body on Thursday, pledging to defend U.S. values and interests, support friends and allies and advocate for the poor with “strong American leadership.”
U.S. flags Huawei 5G network security concerns to Gulf allies
The United States has raised its concerns with Gulf allies over a possible security risk in using Huawei’s technology for their 5G mobile infrastructure, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Former Netanyahu aide Lieberman could be Israeli kingmaker
A former nightclub bouncer with a heavy Russian accent, Avigdor Lieberman used to carry a fresh change of shirt for his political boss, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Two overnight bombings damage Colombia’s Cano Limon pipeline
Two overnight bombings have damaged Colombia’s Cano Limon pipeline, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Thursday, one spilling “highly volatile” oil into a river in the eastern province of Norte de Santander.
