Security chiefs must be above suspicion: Germany’s Scholz
Officials in charge of Germany’s major security authorities must be above all suspicion, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, leveling thinly veiled criticism at domestic intelligence chief Hans-Georg Maassen.
UK manufacturers would need goods retested by EU in ‘no deal’ Brexit: paper
British manufacturers selling goods ranging from machinery to toys into the European Union would need to have their products retested by EU safety regulators in the event of a “no deal” Brexit, the British government said on Thursday.
Turkey fines TV channel for Pink’s video with dancing of ‘homosexual nature’
Turkey has fined a television channel for showing a music video by Pink that featured “erotic dance figures of a homosexual nature”, a ruling made by its television watchdog showed.
Brazil candidate Bolsonaro recovering after emergency surgery: hospital
Brazilian far-right and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was recovering without complications after undergoing emergency surgery on Wednesday, a week after he was stabbed at a campaign rally, the hospital treating him said on Thursday…
Yemen war a ‘living hell’ for children: UNICEF
In the malnutrition ward of a hospital in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, doctors weigh toddlers with protruding rib cages and skeletal limbs.
Swiss citizen charged with terrorism after trying to enter Turkey from Bulgaria
Bulgarian authorities have charged a Swiss citizen with terrorism and arms smuggling after he was arrested trying to cross the border with Turkey to reach Syria, the prosecutors office said on Thursday.
Russians accused by UK in spy case say they were in Salisbury for tourism
Two Russians appeared on state television on Thursday, saying they had been wrongly accused by Britain of trying to murder a former Russian spy and his daughter in England and that they had visited Salisbury in March for tourism.
Factbox: Britain sets out no-deal Brexit impact on businesses and consumers
Britain has published the second batch of advice to companies and individuals on how to prepare for any disruption that might follow a disorderly Brexit where there is no deal with the European Union.
Indian nuns demand justice for sister allegedly assaulted by bishop
A group of Indian Catholic nuns are staging a rare street protest in the southern state of Kerala demanding justice after an alleged sexual assault of a nun by a bishop.
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing
Jordan and Syria held their first technical talks on opening a major border crossing in southern Syria that was recaptured from the opposition last July, a Jordanian official source said on Thursday.
