UK defense minister to Ukraine: Black Sea does not belong to Russia
British defense minister Gavin Williamson visited Ukraine on Friday where he told his Ukrainian counterpart that the Black Sea did not belong to Russia and that Britain had sent a Royal Navy ship there to show Kiev did not stand alone.
London’s Gatwick airport reopens after mystery drone saboteur sows chaos
London’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a mystery saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for more than 100,000 Christmas travellers by using drones to play cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the army.
Sudanese police fire tear gas at crowds on third day of protests
Sudanese police fired tear gas at dozens of demonstrators on Friday in the cities of Omdurman and Atbara, witnesses said, where people gathered in a third day of protests driven by price rises and a nationwide cash shortage.
Exclusive: Global traders halt new Iran food deals as U.S. sanctions bite – sources
Cargill, Bunge and other global traders have halted food supply deals with Iran because new U.S. sanctions have paralyzed banking systems required to secure payments, industry and Iranian government sources say.
Indian schoolgirl, 15, dies of burns after attack
An Indian schoolgirl has died in hospital of severe burns after two men set fire to her on a busy street, authorities said on Friday, in the latest of a series of attacks on women in the tourist city of Agra.
Tower of London beefeaters to strike over pension changes
The Tower of London’s colorful “beefeater” guides are to go on strike next month over pension changes, their GMB union said on Friday.
Spanish PM makes wage increase bet with eye on election
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday decreed a 22 percent rise in the minimum wage, the biggest in four decades, and a move that could strengthen his grip on power but defies warnings that it could worsen unemployment.
Sudanese police fire tear gas at dozens of protesters in Omdurman, Atbara and North Kordofan: witnesses
Sudanese police forces fired tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters in the cities of Omdurman and Atbara and the state of North Kordofan, witnesses said on Friday.
Indian police probe Genpact staffers after exec’s suicide over sexual harassment allegation
Indian police are investigating two women employees and members of an internal complaints panel of a local unit of U.S.-based tech services provider Genpact after an executive accused of sexual misconduct committed suicide, two officers said on Friday….
Lebanon’s Hariri hopes government will be finalised on Friday
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said he hoped to finalize a new national unity government on Friday after more than seven months of political wrangling.
