Lebanese veterans block highways in budget protest
Hundreds of veterans burned tyres and blocked highways in Lebanon on Thursday to protest a pension tax and benefit cuts in a 2019 budget intended to slash the country’s deficit.
Ethiopia police arrest 56 members of Amhara political party: party spokesman
Ethiopian police have arrested 56 members of an Amhara political party following a failed attempt to seize power in the province, the party’s spokesman said on Thursday.
Germany’s Merkel seen shaking for second time this month
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks, but her spokesman said she was fine and she continued with her duties.
Japan warns UK PM candidates: We don’t want a no-deal Brexit
Japan on Thursday publicly cautioned the two candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May that Japanese investment could leave the country if there is a no-deal Brexit, urging Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to avoid such a scenario.
North Korea says time running out for fresh talks as U.S. envoy due in South Korea
Time was running out for the United States to formulate a new strategy to revive denuclearization talks, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Thursday, as a U.S. envoy for North Korea is set to visit South Korea ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip…
Exclusive: Iran still short of nuclear deal’s enriched uranium cap – diplomats
Iran is still short of the maximum amount of enriched uranium it is allowed to have under its deal with major powers but it is on course to reach that limit at the weekend, the latest data from U.N. nuclear inspectors shows, diplomats say.
Denmark’s new Social Democratic prime minister names government
Denmark’s new Social Democratic prime minister on Thursday presented her team of 20 ministers which includes former member of the European Parliament Jeppe Kofod as foreign minister and Nikolaj Wammen as finance minister.
Two killed, seven injured as Russian plane makes emergency landing in Siberia
Two people were killed and seven injured when an Antonov An-24 passenger plane made an emergency landing on Thursday at an airport in Russia’s Buryatia region in Siberia, the area’s emergency situations ministry said.
Mursi’s death in Cairo prison raises fears for other inmates
The children of high-profile Egyptian Islamists detained in the same prison as former President Mohamed Mursi before his sudden death last week say they fear for their parents’ health.
EU may ease regulations on food from Japan’s nuclear disaster region
The European Union proposed on Thursday easing restrictions on imports of some food from Japanese regions hit by the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, Japanese officials said.
