China to Britain’s Hunt: Don’t use us in your leadership bid
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt should not use China in his campaign to become the next prime minister by “speaking unduly” about the country, its Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, after he criticized China’s rights record.
In challenge to Beijing, Hong Kong activists attempt to take fight to mainland
Hong Kong’s faceless protest movement is embarking on a bold new strategy that poses a direct challenge to the city’s political masters in Beijing: activists want to export their “revolution” to mainland China.
Fierce storms hit Greece killing six foreign nationals
Six foreign nationals, including two children, were killed and more than 100 other people injured after gale-force winds, rain and hailstorms lashed northern Greece late on Wednesday, uprooting trees and collapsing roofs, authorities said.
Venezuela will use Russian military equipment at drills on July 24: RIA
Venezuela will use Russian military equipment during exercises on July 24, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday.
U.S. diplomat Stilwell keen to discuss Iran, North Korea with Japan officials
The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday he was looking forward to talking with Japanese officials about subjects including Iran and North Korea, in his first trip to the region since taking up his post last month.
British claim about Iran trying to stop oil tanker is worthless: Iran foreign minister
Britain’s claim that Iran tried to stop one of their oil tankers in the Gulf on Wednesday is worthless, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
France doesn’t see Gulf situation spiraling out of control: army chief
Tensions in the Gulf are unlikely to spiral out of control, French armed forces chief Francois Lecointre said on Thursday after Britain accused Iran of harassing a British oil tanker.
Smartwings passenger plane makes emergency landing in Budapest
An airplane operated by Czech airline Smartwings made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport on Thursday after its landing gear was damaged, a spokesman for Budapest Airport told national news agency MTI.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards deny trying to stop British tanker in Gulf-Fars news
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards rejected on Thursday a U.S. claim that they tried to stop a British tanker in the Gulf a day earlier, the Guards said in a statement carried by the semi-official Fars news agency.
Britain says three Iranian boats tried to block its ship in Gulf
Three Iranian vessels attempted to block the passage of a ship, the British Heritage, through the Strait of Hormuz, but withdrew after warnings from a British warship, the British government said on Thursday.
