UK police ends operation to regain control of cargo ship
UK Police said its operation to regain control of an Italian cargo ship in the Thames Estuary is over and that the vessel has been secured.
UK special forces lead operation to retake hijacked ship: The Sun
An operation led by British navy special forces is under way to retake control of an Italian cargo ship off the English coast after stowaways threatened crew members on Friday, the political editor of The Sun newspaper said.
U.S., Canada call on China to release detained Canadians
The United States joined Canada on Friday in calling on Beijing to release two Canadians detained in what are widely believed to be tit-for-tat arrests related to the high-profile detention in Canada of an executive of a major Chinese corporation.
UK special forces ready to storm hijacked ship: The Sun
A group of British navy special forces are ready to storm a container ship off the English coast aboard which stowaways earlier threatened crew members, The Sun newspaper said.
Thousands of Hungarians join latest rally against Orban’s reforms
Thousands of Hungarians marched to the presidential palace late on Friday to protest against reforms to the labor code as a rally led by spoof political party MKKP merged with a subsequent demonstration staged by opposition groups.
Police makes shortlist of potential culprits of Gatwick drone incident: Telegraph
British police have shortlisted potential culprits in the drone incident that has caused chaos and delays at London’s Gatwick Airport, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Friday.
At least one dead as price protests enter third day in Sudan
At least one protester was killed in the northern Sudanese city of Atbara on Friday, the security chief said, as people took to the streets across the country for a third day against price rises and corruption.
Planned drawdown in Afghanistan imperils U.S. push for peace
U.S. President Donald Trump will upend his own strategy to bring peace to Afghanistan and end America’s longest war if he proceeds with plans to withdraw about half of the 14,000 U.S. troops there, according to veteran diplomats and U.S. officials.
Stowaways threaten crew on cargo ship off UK coast
Stowaways on an Italian cargo ship threatened crew members as the vessel sailed close to the coast of southeast England on Friday and British special forces were reported to have been flown to the area.
Brazil prosecutors charge 42 people in alleged Petrobras bribery scheme
Brazilian prosecutors leading the so-called “Car Wash” probe on Friday charged 42 people for their role in an alleged corruption scheme involving a construction contract for state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro in the state of Bahia.
