UK parliamentary staff face unwanted sexual advances, report says
Staff working for lawmakers in Britain’s lower house of parliament face an unacceptable risk of sexual harassment, bullying and abuse, which has been hidden because they fear reprisals, according to an official report on Thursday.
Britain and U.S. will regret detaining Iran’s oil tanker: Revolutionary Guards deputy commander
Britain and the United States will regret detaining an Iranian oil tanker, a deputy commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, according to the Tasnim news agency.
Indonesia to build country’s longest bridge linking islands near Singapore
Indonesia plans to build a 7 km (4.35 mile) bridge to connect two islands in the Malacca Strait, close to Singapore, as part of efforts to develop industry and tourism in the area, the government said on Thursday.
Man held after climbing gates of London’s Buckingham Palace
British police said they had detained a man who scaled the front gates of Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace, almost 37 years to the day after the most famous break-in at the monarch’s home in central London.
EU Parliament to vote on von der Leyen on July 16: spokesman
The leaders of the EU’s political groupings on Thursday said the European Parliament would vote on Ursula von der Leyen’s nomination to head the EU Commission on July 16, confirming an earlier plan, a parliament spokesman said.
Pakistan PM hits out at poor railways as crash kills 11, injures dozens
A passenger train crashed into a stationary freight train in Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 people and injuring more than 60 under overturned carriages, police said, with the prime minister blaming aging, poorly maintained rail infrastructure.
Beaten and abused, Sudan’s women bear scars of fight for freedom
After six years abroad, Khadija Saleh returned to Sudan in March to join protesters in the streets demanding change.
China’s top official in Hong Kong says Beijing backs city’s leader
China’s top representative in Hong Kong said on Thursday the central government in Beijing maintained its support for Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who is grappling with the city’s greatest political crisis since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
Imagine all the Post-its: Hong Kong protesters come together with ‘Lennon Walls’
During Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Movement” of 2014, colorful Post-it notes of support covered a wall near where protesters camped in the streets calling for democracy in the Chinese-controlled city, becoming a symbol of the movement.
Spain’s acting PM says he is not planning for another election
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday he is not planning to call a new election in the midst of complicated, multi-party talks ahead of a parliamentary vote on his investiture on July 22-23.
