Northern Irish police arrest man over Lyra McKee murder
Detectives investigating the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland have arrested a 46-year-old man and carried out searches at properties near the site of the shooting, police said on Thursday.
Iran failing as a nation, but U.S. could turn that around: Trump
Iran is failing as a nation after Washington imposed powerful sanctions last year, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, adding that he could turn that around very quickly in talks with the leadership in Tehran.
Two Canadian aid workers kidnapped at golf club in Ghana: police
Two Canadian women working for a local aid agency were kidnapped at a golf club in central Ghana this week, the police said on Thursday.
Canada says citizens have been kidnapped in Ghana
Canada’s foreign ministry on Thursday said that Canadian citizens had been kidnapped in Ghana and that it was working closely with local authorities.
Cricket diplomacy: India’s Modi comes bearing gifts on first post-election foreign trip
From ferry services and port terminals to a new national cricket stadium, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to come bearing gifts on his visit to neighbors Sri Lanka and the Maldives this weekend.
Hugs, not macho handshakes: Trump shelves politics at D-Day anniversary
President Donald Trump briefly set aside politics and his testy relationship with France’s Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, heaping praise on U.S. war veterans in a speech to mark the 75th D-Day anniversary and steering clear of issues that might rile Euro…
Danish leader sees slow talks to form government after vote win
The leader of Denmark’s Social Democrats said on Thursday she would launch talks to form government, although she expected it would take time, after a center-left election victory put her on course to become the country’s youngest ever prime minister.
Korea’s fingerprint practice helps experts identify Danube boat disaster victims
South Korea’s practice of fingerprinting all adult citizens has helped forensic experts identify all of the bodies recovered so far from a boat crash in Budapest that killed 28 people, most of them South Korean tourists, officials said on Thursday.
Why Hong Kong’s extradition law changes are fuelling fears
Tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in a bid to block changes to the Chinese-ruled city’s extradition laws, which could pave the way for fugitives wanted by mainland China to be sent across the border …
Russia’s Putin to Britain: let’s turn page on Skripal incident
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped a new British prime minister would work toward improving bilateral relations, badly soured last year by the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in England that London blamed on Moscow.
