France won’t ease reforms if far-right make EU gains: PM
President Emmanuel Macron will press ahead with a social and economic reform agenda that spurred months of anti-government protests in France even if the far-right comes out on top in European elections, his prime minister said on Thursday.
Britain scrambled fighters twice to intercept Russian aircraft in Baltic
Britain has scrambled Typhoon fighters twice in two days in the Baltic to intercept Russian aircraft, the defense ministry said.
UK PM May faces renewed pressure to set out departure date
British Prime Minister Theresa May will come under renewed pressure from senior members of her Conservative Party on Thursday to set out a clear timetable for her departure.
Sudan opposition says military rulers’ suspension of talks is regrettable
Sudan’s opposition alliance said on Thursday the ruling military council’s suspension of talks with protesters for three days was a “regrettable” setback to efforts to forge a new democratic era following the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashi…
Houthi drone attacks in Saudi are ‘war crime’: Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it considers this week’s drone attacks by Houthis on Saudi oil installations a “war crime”, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Thursday.
Eleven pulled alive from rubble in China building collapse
Rescue services pulled out 11 people alive from a collapsed building in China’s financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday, and about same number are believed to be still trapped in the rubble.
Death toll from Niger ambush rises to 28 soldiers killed: army
The death toll from an ambush on Nigerien troops near the Mali border has risen to 28, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
Australia’s drought wilts support for government in rural heartlands
A conservative stronghold for a century, Australia’s hinterland is now cracking like the drought-parched earth, voters say, with once-safe districts in jeopardy ahead of Saturday’s election.
Political climate change: Australian leaders make last pitch to voters
Australia’s political leaders on Thursday made their last big pitch to voters ahead of a May 18 election, with the opposition Labor leader calling for generational change and conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison promising economic stability.
ETA separatist leader Josu Ternera detained in France
Josu Ternera, one of ETA’s most high-profile leaders and accused by Spanish authorities of taking part in a 1987 attack by the Basque separatist group that killed 11 people, has been detained in France, the Spanish government said.
