Indonesia’s Pertamina says plugging undersea oil spill in Java will take weeks
Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina said it will take weeks to plug an oil spill at its Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) facility, which has reached the northern coast of Java island, a director said on Thursday.
British PM Johnson says following Heathrow expansion court cases with interest
Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson said he was following with interest the court cases related to the construction of a new runway at Heathrow Airport.
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped shape his country’s democratic transition after a 2011 revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule, has died, the presidency said on Thursday. He was 92.
Tunisia’s Essebsi, leading figure in shift to democracy, dies
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped guide the north African country’s transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the presidency said on Thursday.
Ukraine detains Russian tanker over Kerch Strait incident
Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had detained a Russian tanker in the Ukrainian port of Izmail for its alleged involvement in an incident in November in the Kerch Strait that led to Russia seizing three Ukrainian vessels.
Talks on release of Ukrainian sailors intensified after leaders spoke
Negotiations on the release of Ukrainian sailors, captured by Russian Navy off the coast of Crimea, have intensified after Russian and Ukrainian leaders spoke by phone earlier this month, Ukraine’s ombudswoman said on Thursday.
British PM Johnson: Irish backstop must be abolished for a Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the European Union on Thursday that the Irish border backstop would have to be struck out of the Brexit divorce agreement if there was to be an orderly exit with a deal.
Britain’s arch-Brexiteer Rees-Mogg takes up a new seat in parliament
With a wry smile and a twitch of his wire-rimmed spectacles, Jacob Rees-Mogg made his debut as a member of the British government on Thursday, embodying a radical shift toward Brexiteers under Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Russian lawmaker calls detention of tanker by Ukraine ‘illegal’: RIA
Senior Russian lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov on Thursday described the detention of a Russian tanker by Ukraine as “absolutely illegal” and said it was detrimental to relations between the two countries, RIA news agency reported.
Sri Lanka raises stink over waste consignments from Britain
Sri Lanka has ordered the return of 213 containers of waste from Britain after finding, plastic and biological waste including suspected human body parts in the shipments, government officials said on Thursday.
