Police fire rubber bullets at protesters in Georgia: Reuters witness
Police in Georgia fired rubber bullets at protesters outside the country’s parliament building on Thursday, a Reuters witness said, forcing crowds angry over the visit of a Russian lawmaker to begin to disperse.
Rupert Murdoch recovering after suffering from pneumonia: CNN
Rupert Murdoch suffered from pneumonia about three weeks ago and is now recovering, CNN Business reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
British parliament to hold Citizens’ Assembly on climate crisis
British lawmakers will hold a Citizens’ Assembly to gather views on how to meet the country’s newly strengthened emissions targets, parliament announced on Thursday, in response to growing public unease over the climate crisis.
Climate protesters interrupt speech by UK finance minister Hammond
Climate change protesters briefly interrupted a high-profile speech by British finance minister Philip Hammond to leaders of the country’s financial services industry on Thursday.
Trump plays down Iranian shooting of U.S. surveillance drone
U.S. President Donald Trump played down Iran’s downing of a U.S. military surveillance drone on Thursday, saying he suspected it was shot by mistake and that “it would have made a big difference” to him if the remotely controlled aircraft had been pilo…
Kurdish militant leader tells Kurds to stay neutral in Istanbul election
The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish militant group PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, called on supporters of a pro-Kurdish political party to remain politically neutral ahead of a local election in Istanbul this weekend, suggesting they should abstain, Turkey’s s…
Kurdish militant leader tells Kurds to stay neutral in Istanbul election
The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish militant group PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, called on supporters of a pro-Kurdish political party to remain politically neutral ahead of a local election in Istanbul this weekend, suggesting they should abstain, Turkey’s s…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa says Eskom too vital to fail
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Thursday to speed up 230 billion rand ($16.11 billion) of support for ailing power utility Eskom, which he said was too vital to be allowed to fail.
Ambitious 2050 climate goal relegated to footnote at EU summit
A push by most European Union nations for the world’s biggest economic bloc to go carbon-neutral by 2050 was dropped to a footnote at a summit on Thursday after fierce resistance from Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
Iran to discuss saving nuclear deal with European powers, China and Russia
Senior officials from Iran, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia will meet on June 28 in Vienna to discuss ways to save the 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran, the European Union said on Thursday.
