Ukraine may force church to add ‘Russian’ to its name
Ukrainian MPs passed a law on Thursday that could force the Moscow-backed church in Ukraine to add “Russian” to its name, aimed at curbing the influence of priests whom the authorities call a threat to national security.
A new Russian first lady? Putin hints he may marry again
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he’d probably have to get married again, but did not say to whom.
At least one killed as thousands protest against price rises in Sudan
At least one protester was killed in eastern Sudan and hundreds took to the streets of the capital as demonstrations over soaring prices spread across the country on Thursday, witnesses and officials said.
Congo election to be delayed until Dec. 30 – presidential adviser
Democratic Republic of Congo will postpone the presidential election scheduled for Sunday by one week until Dec. 30, a senior adviser to outgoing President Joseph Kabila told Reuters on Thursday.
U.S. slams China for corporate cyber espionage, indicts two spies
U.S. authorities on Thursday unveiled indictments against two Chinese nationals linked to China’s government who took part in a cyber spying campaign that hacked a range of American government agencies and corporations and violated a 2015 pact, escalat…
UK has strong relationship with China, condemns hacking – PM’s spokesman
Britain’s relationship with China is strong enough to allow it to criticize the country for computer hacking and attempts to steal industrial secrets, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman told reporters on Thursday.
UK government officials working on ‘serious incident’ at Gatwick
British officials from across government are meeting to discuss how to bring an end to the “serious incident” at Gatwick Airport where the presence of several drones has grounded flights for at least 17 hours.
British army may be needed to tackle Gatwick airport drones: defense ministry
The British army is working with police to see if it can tackle the presence of drones at Gatwick Airport which have grounded flights for at least 15 hours.
IATA urges action on ‘rogue drones’ after Gatwick chaos
Global airline body IATA called on Thursday for steps to reduce the risk of rogue drone operations including a registry of higher caliber drones, bigger fines, and jail sentences after flights were grounded at London’s Gatwick airport.
Top Senate Democrat says Trump’s attorney general pick should not be nominated
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, on Thursday called on President Donald Trump to find a new nominee for attorney general, saying Trump’s current pick cannot be put in charge of the special investigation into alleged election meddling…
