Gatwick, Heathrow airports order military-grade anti-drone equipment
London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defenses worth “several million pounds” after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month, the airports confirmed late on Thursday.
Most of UK PM May’s Conservative Party members oppose her Brexit deal: survey
A majority of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party members oppose her Brexit deal with the European Union, according to a survey published on Friday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he is open to hosting a U.S. military base
Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he would be open to the possibility of the United States operating a military base on his country’s soil, a move that would form a sharp shift in direction for Brazilian foreign policy.
Thailand’s rebel female Buddhist monks defy tradition
Boodsabann Chanthawong recently joined a growing number of women defying generations of Thai Buddhist tradition by becoming ordained as novice monks at an unrecognized all-female monastery outside Bangkok.
Second referendum would only divide UK further: Brexit minister
A second referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union would only exacerbate divisions among the British people, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay told a German newspaper.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro: open to possibility of hosting U.S. military base
Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro said in a TV interview on Thursday that he is open to discussing the possibility of hosting a United States military base.
Guyana government to challenge no-confidence vote in court
Guyana’s government will challenge in court a parliamentary no-confidence vote that toppled President David Granger’s ruling coalition amid a dispute over developing the country’s nascent oil industry, the country’s attorney general said on Thursday.
Building of new Mexico City airport suspended, but some works continue
Some work continued on Thursday at a partly-built $13 billion Mexico City airport that the new president is scrapping, even after the government announced construction had been halted.
Three-quarters of French unhappy with Macron’s government: poll
Three-quarters of French people are unhappy with the way President Emmanuel Macron and his government are running the country, with a majority keen to see more measures to boost household incomes, a poll showed on Thursday.
Cyber researcher pulls public talk on hacking Apple’s Face ID
A cyber security researcher canceled a hacking conference briefing on how he said he could crack biometric facial recognition on Apple Inc iPhones, at the request of his employer, which called the work “misleading.”
