British and French planes scrambled to shadow Russian jets
British and French military jets were scrambled to investigate suspected Russian fighter aircraft flying over the North Sea on Thursday.
Italy’s Di Maio says government united to keep election pledges
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has not threatened to pull his party out of the ruling coalition, his spokeswoman said on Thursday, adding that the government was united in its determination to keep its policy pledges.
Paris police take down knock-off Eiffel Tower network
French police have broken up a suspected criminal gang who sold miniature copies of the Eiffel Tower at tourist sites around Paris often using illegal immigrants.
Exclusive: Hammond urged EU peers to help Britain cope with possible hard Brexit – EU source
Britain’s finance minister urged the European Commission to help devise European contingency plans for the financial sector in case of no deal on Brexit, pointing to growing concerns about a disorderly departure from the European Union.
Mexico’s frugal president-elect stuck for hours on commercial flight
Mexico’s President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has vowed to sell the presidential jet and fly commercial after taking power, was stuck on the tarmac for several hours after bad weather closed the capital’s airport.
Gupta brother denies threatening to kill South African former minister
Ajay Gupta, one of the business friends of ex-president Jacob Zuma, denied on Thursday making any financial offer to South Africa’s former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas or threatening to have him killed if he ever spoke of the matter.
Egyptian court frees Mubarak’s sons on bail in share-dealing case
An Egyptian court on Thursday freed on bail the sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and others accused of illicit share trading, whose arrest last week was cited as one reason for a sharp drop in the stock market.
Syrian Kurds say they cannot hold foreign jihadists indefinitely
Kurdish-led authorities controlling northeastern Syria will not be able to hold foreign Islamic State fighters indefinitely, and their home countries should take them back, a senior official there said on Thursday.
EU pushes October Brexit agreement, threatens no deal
European Union leaders will push for a Brexit deal next month but warned Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that if she will not give ground on trade and the Irish border by November they are ready to cope with Britain crashing out.
From Congo to Greece’s basketball league: a migrant boy’s journey
He fled hardship and unrest in Congo Republic with nothing but his ball and a change of clothes. Now, not yet 18, Christ Wamba is training with a professional basketball club in Europe.
