Putin, battling ratings slump, reviews Red Square military parade
President Vladimir Putin watched intercontinental nuclear missile launchers roll across Red Square on Thursday as Russia put on its annual show of military might to mark the Soviet Union’s World War Two victory over the Nazis.
Labour’s Corbyn tells UK PM May: Move your Brexit red lines
The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party said Prime Minister Theresa May must move her red lines if there was any chance of a breakthrough on Brexit.
Russians, opposition figures sentenced over role in 2016 Montenegro coup attempt
Two Russian intelligence officers and two opposition politicians were among 13 people sentenced on Thursday over a 2016 election day plot aimed at toppling Montenegro’s government, killing the prime minister and bringing a pro-Russian alliance to power…
Tanzania opposition activist found beaten, dumped in village
A Tanzanian opposition activist has been found beaten and unconscious at a village in the country’s southern highlands five days after unidentified people abducted him, stoking new fears of an opposition crackdown.
UK PM May will honor promise to quit if Brexit deal passes: Hammond
British Prime Minister Theresa May will honor her promise to step down as soon as lawmakers pass her Brexit deal, finance minister Philip Hammond said in an interview published on Thursday.
UK PM May’s office: significant work to do to reach Brexit compromise with Labour
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government and the opposition Labour party have significant work to do to reach a unified way forward to break a parliamentary impasse over Brexit, her spokesman said on Thursday.
Turin fair kicks out neo-fascist publisher after protests
Turin’s international book fair refused on Thursday to let a publishing house run by an avowed fascist exhibit at the event following a protest by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Holocaust museum and Italian intellectuals.
North Korea’s projectiles were probably short-range missiles -South’s military
The projectiles North Korea fired on Thursday were probably short-range missiles, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.
Pope issues sweeping decree holding bishops accountable for sex abuse or cover ups
Pope Francis introduced sweeping changes in Catholic Church law on Thursday to hold bishops accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, making reporting obligatory for clerics and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed.
BBC fires radio presenter after chimpanzee tweet about Britain’s new royal baby
The BBC has fired a British radio presenter who tweeted an image of a chimpanzee dressed in clothes below the caption “Royal Baby leaves hospital”.
