Vladimir Putin gives his annual question and answer session
Following are highlights of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual question and answer session broadcast live on Thursday on state television.
Pakistan Pashtun activists say leader arrests herald state crackdown
(This version of the June 20 story corrects rank of military spokesman in paragraph 9)
In Hong Kong, science of crowd counting comes into focus
When Hong Kong residents took to the streets to protest a controversial extradition law on consecutive weekends this month, observers on all sides agreed the crowds were huge.
In Greta Thunberg’s footsteps: the climate kids fighting for their future
A keen reader of graphic novels, nine-year-old Zayne Cowie has a bookshelf laden with tales of the struggles of imaginary superheroes. Now, a real-life role model has inspired him to join a battle for his own planet’s future.
British government to seek appeal after Saudi arms ruling
The British government will to seek permission to appeal after a court ruled its approach to Saudi arms export licenses was unlawful, the Department for Trade said on Thursday.
Ex-U.S. Marine accused of spying by Russia asks Trump to help
A former U.S. Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying called on U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Britain, Canada and Ireland to help him as he appeared in court at an appeal hearing on Thursday.
Exclusive: Colombian armed groups recruiting desperate Venezuelans, army says
Venezuela’s crisis is spilling across the border into Colombia as Marxist rebels and right-wing paramilitaries recruit migrants to strengthen their ranks, according to five Colombian military commanders.
Iran’s IRGC says downed drone had turned off its ‘tracking equipment’: IRIB
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said that a U.S. drone shot down on Thursday had turned off its identification transponder, the state broadcaster IRIB reported.
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports due to Yemen concerns, court rules
The British government broke the law by allowing arms exports to Saudi Arabia that might have been used in the conflict in Yemen, a British court ruled on Thursday.
Governing Hong Kong: the poisoned chalice of politics
When Carrie Lam was selected for Hong Kong’s top job two years ago, she pledged to “unite and move forward”, a sign she would balance the desires of the city’s free-wheeling citizens against the demand for control from the Communist Party in Beijing.
