Flights suspended at Britain’s Gatwick airport after drones spotted
Flights at Britain’s second busiest airport, London Gatwick, remained suspended on Thursday after several sightings of drones flying near its airfield, causing disruption to thousands of people traveling before Christmas.
China says Canadian woman being punished for working illegally
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that a Canadian woman is undergoing “administrative punishment” for working illegally, after Canada’s government said a third Canadian had been detained in China.
Sri Lanka leader keeps control of police as alleged assassination plot probed: minister
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena appointed a 30-member cabinet on Thursday, retaining control over the police while they investigate an alleged plot to kill him that triggered a row with the premier and led to a lengthy political crisis.
China says ‘resolutely opposes’ new U.S. law on Tibet
China denounced the United States on Thursday for passing a new law on restive Tibet, saying it was “resolutely opposed” to the U.S. legislation on what China considers an internal affair, and it risked causing “serious harm” to their relations.
China says Canadian citizen being punished for working illegally
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that a Canadian national is undergoing “administrative punishment” for working illegally, after Canada’s government said a third Canadian citizen had been detained in China.
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants will be buried in ditches: Anadolu
Turkey said Kurdish militants east of the Euphrates in Syria “will be buried in their ditches when the time comes”, after President Donald Trump began what will be a total withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.
Britain can still hold a second Brexit referendum: French minister
Britain can still hold a second Brexit referendum, France’s European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Thursday.
Italian PM Conte says not ready to step aside after EU vote: paper
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told an Italian newspaper on Thursday he was not ready to give up his job in favor of Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini after a European election in May.
North Korea state media says denuclearization includes ‘eliminating U.S. nuclear threat’
North Korea’s commitment to the “denuclearization of the Korean peninsula” also includes “completely eliminating the U.S. nuclear threat to Korea,” North Korean state media said on Thursday.
El Salvador’s top cop pursues politicians; now some want him gone
When El Salvador’s legislative assembly confirmed little-known Douglas Melendez as attorney general in 2016, many here thought it was business as usual in a country where high-level corruption has long gone unpunished.
