I’ll make Britain great again, PM Johnson echoes Trump over Brexit
Boris Johnson promised on Thursday that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on earth, echoing the patriotic rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump in a debut speech as prime minister before parliament.
Van and passengers buried by landslide in Moroccan mountains, authorities say
Search operations are under way to unearth a van with passengers buried by a landslide following torrential rains in the Atlas mountains south of Marrakech, local authorities said on Thursday.
North Macedonia must reform judiciary before accession talks can start: EU’s Hahn
North Macedonia needs to reform its judiciary to ensure it can handle high-level crime and corruption cases before the European Union can set a date to start accession talks, top EU official Johannes Hahn said on Thursday.
UNHCR says up to 150 people may have died in shipwreck off Libya
Up to 150 people are feared to have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, while another 150 were rescued and are being returned to Libya, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday.
116 migrants missing, 132 rescued off Libyan coast: navy
At least 116 migrants are missing and another 132 were rescued by Libyan coast guards and local fishermen after a wooden boat capsized off the coast of Komas, a town east of the capital Tripoli, Libyan navy spokesman Ayoub Qassem said on Thursday.
EU takes Hungary to court for criminalizing help for asylum seekers
The European Union executive on Thursday took Hungary to court over a law that makes it a crime to help asylum seekers, the latest in many running battles between Brussels and Budapest on migration, human rights and democracy.
Russia arrests man over murder of LGBT activist
Russian police said on Thursday they had detained a man over the fatal stabbing of an LGBT activist near her home in St Petersburg and were not treating the murder as a hate crime.
In change, Britain says it will escort all UK vessels through Hormuz Strait
A British warship will accompany British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz to defend freedom of navigation, a change in policy after the government previously said it did not have the military resources to do so.
Ukraine says interrogated 10 crew members of detained Russian tanker
Ukraine has interrogated ten crew members of a detained Russian tanker as witnesses, the spokesman of the general prosecutor’s said by phone on Thursday. Asked whether the crew members would be released, he declined to comment.
Spain’s Sanchez loses bid to be confirmed as prime minister
Spain’s parliament rejected Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez’s bid to be confirmed as prime minister on Thursday, putting the country on the path to what could be its fourth national election in as many years.
