Windsor gears up for its second UK royal wedding of the year
Final preparations were being made in the English town of Windsor on Thursday for Britain’s second major royal wedding this year, this time involving Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie.
Celebrity Jewish-Arab wedding stirs mixed feelings in Israel
A surprise celebrity wedding bridging Israel’s Jewish-Muslim divide drew mixed public reaction on Thursday in a country where such inter-marriage is extremely rare.
Britain to detail Irish backstop proposals: PM’s spokeswoman
Britain will soon put forward its additional proposals for a backstop arrangement to prevent a hard border with EU member Ireland, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Trump says getting closer to understanding Saudi journalist’s disappearance
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the authorities were getting closer to understanding the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkish investigators prepared to enter the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he was last seen.
Trump says U.S. working with Turkey, Saudis on journalist probe
The United States has investigators overseas to assist Turkey in its probe over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, adding that they are also working with Saudi Arabia.
Russia may suspend unmanned launches of Soyuz rockets in 2018 – Interfax
Russia may suspend all unmanned launches of its Soyuz rockets this year, Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed source as saying on Thursday.
Russia hopes USA will be understanding about “Soyuz” incident – Ifax
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Thursday he hoped the United States would be understanding about a malfunction that occurred during a launch of the “Soyuz” spacecraft.
Soyuz crew will spend one night in hospital for medical checks – Interfax
The two-man U.S.-Russian crew of a Soyuz spacecraft, U.S. astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin, will spend one night in a hospital in Baikonur for medical checks, Interfax quoted an unnamed source as saying on Thursday.
Soyuz emergency landing could result in major payout for insurer Soglasie – Interfax
The Soyuz spacecraft’s emergency landing on Thursday could become one of the biggest payouts for Russian insurance firm Soglasie in decades if it turns out to be an insurance case, Soglasie was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
Pope visit to North Korea feasible if well prepared, South Korean bishop says
A trip by Pope Francis to North Korea is “a dream that can be realized” and would be a gigantic step toward peace on the Korean peninsula, a senior South Korean bishop said on Thursday.
