Trump, Macron honour D-Day veterans who fought through “fires of hell”
France will never forget the sacrifice of the Allied troops who liberated it from Nazi Germany, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day operation that helped bring World War Two to an end.
Kazakhstan set to confirm veteran leader’s choice for president
Kazakhstan’s interim president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, looks set to be confirmed in the job in Sunday’s election after being hand-picked for the post by former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev who ran the country for almost three decades.
Egyptian forces kill 14 suspected militants after checkpoint attack
Egyptian security forces killed 14 militants suspected in an attack on a police checkpoint in northern Sinai where at least eight policemen died, the interior ministry said in a statement received on Thursday.
German nurse who killed 85 patients gets life in prison
A former nurse was jailed for life on Thursday for murdering 85 of his patients – the worst killing spree in Germany’s post-war history.
Trump threatens China with tariffs on further $300 billion of goods
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit China with tariffs on “at least” another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods but said he thought both China and Mexico wanted to make deals in their trade disputes with the United States.
No meeting planned between India, Pakistan PMs at regional summit: India foreign ministry
There is no bilateral meeting planned between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan at a regional summit next week, India’s foreign ministry spokesman Rajeev Kumar said on Thursday.
Death toll from violence in Sudan rises to 61: health ministry
The official death toll in Sudan from violence that erupted on Monday has risen to 61, the director general of the Health Ministry said on Thursday, up from a previous toll of 46.
Factbox: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan in past decade
The United States is pursuing the sale of more than $2 billion worth of tanks and other weapons to Taiwan, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, prompting anger from China.
EU mini-summit set to discuss top jobs succession
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel will host five other EU government leaders in Brussels on Friday as part of efforts to hammer out a compromise over new appointments to top posts in the European Union.
Factbox: Deal, no deal or delay: what will UK PM May’s successor do about Brexit?
Who are the candidates vying for British Prime Minister Theresa May’s job and what have they said about Brexit?
