Hardline Myanmar monk’s supporters protest arrest warrant
Hundreds of supporters of Myanmar nationalist monk Wirathu protested at the country’s most sacred Buddhist pagoda on Thursday against a warrant issued for his arrest to face sedition charges.
WikiLeaks’ Assange too ill to appear via video link in U.S. extradition hearing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was too ill on Thursday to appear via video link from a British prison in a hearing on an extradition request from the United States, his lawyer said.
At least seven South Korean tourists dead in Budapest boat disaster
Hungarian rescue officials said there was little chance of finding survivors after a boat carrying South Korean tourists sank on the Danube in Budapest, killing at least seven people and leaving 21 people missing.
Britain says more than 750,000 EU nationals have applied to stay in UK after Brexit
More than 750,000 European Union citizens have applied to remain living in Britain after it leaves the bloc, interior minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday.
Hungary to suspend launch of administrative courts: PM aide
Hungary will suspend the launch of a new administrative court system indefinitely to allow disputes about judicial independence to be settled, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Thursday.
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off El Salvador coast: USGS
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck off the coast of El Salvador on Thursday, 40 km south of La Libertad, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Taliban says progress made at Afghan talks in Moscow but no breakthrough
A Taliban official said on Thursday that decent progress had been made at talks with a group of senior Afghan politicians in Moscow but that there had been no breakthrough and that further talks would be needed, Russian news agencies reported.
Kill off specter of no-deal Brexit, UK’s Hammond warns next PM
Britain’s finance minister on Thursday warned those in his party vying for Prime Minister Theresa May’s job that a no-deal Brexit would imperil the economy and urged candidates to tone down irresponsible spending pledges.
Center ground of UK politics is under threat, finance minister warns
The center ground of British politics “is under threat”, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Thursday in a speech at the launch of a review into increasing the minimum wage.
How U.S. sanctions over a Russian weapon could rattle Turkey
Turkey is on the cusp of facing U.S. sanctions over its decision to buy a Russian S-400 missile defense system, leaving its already soft currency and economy vulnerable and raising questions over its position within NATO and the region.
