Ethiopian Nile dam manager found shot dead in his car
The project manager of a $4 billion Ethiopian dam was found shot dead in his car on Thursday, police said.
‘I was weak link’ for Macron’s enemies to exploit, ex-bodyguard says
French President Emmanuel Macron’s former senior bodyguard, fired for beating May Day protesters, said in a newspaper interview on Thursday that he had made a “big mistake” that had been exploited by his boss’s enemies.
Italy minister says defense spending set to fall further next year
Italian defense spending will come in at just 1.15 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and will fall further in 2019, Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanese said on Thursday, undercutting U.S. efforts to boost military budgets.
Syrian national flag raised in Quneitra: Reuters photographer
Pro-Assad forces raised the Syrian national flag in the Quneitra province on Thursday, a Reuters photographer said, as the government continued its push to restore control of the Syrian Golan Heights, strategic territory that borders Israel and Jordan….
Exclusive: Polls point to anti-EU surge in European Parliament
Eurosceptic parties could expand their strength in the European Parliament by over 60 percent at elections next May, adding pressure on EU leaders pressing for deeper integration after Brexit, a survey by Reuters of national opinion polls suggests.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan declares victory in election as opponents cry foul
Pakistan’s cricket legend Imran Khan declared victory on Thursday in a divisive general election marred by a long delay in ballot counting and allegations of vote rigging by most opponents.
Irish tourism booms as Brexit-hit British visitors return
Irish tourism grew by 6.7 percent in the first half of the year, data showed on Thursday, as British visitors began to shrug off a weak pound that has made trips to the euro zone more expensive since the vote to leave the European Union in June 2016.
EU medicines agency faces court fight over $660 million rent bill
The European Medicines Agency, which is moving from London to Amsterdam because of Brexit, has been taken to court by its UK landlord, which wants it to keep paying a rent bill estimated at around 500 million pounds ($660 million).
Ethiopian Nile dam manager was shot dead: police
The project manager of a $4 billion Ethiopian dam being built on the River Nile who was found dead in his car on Thursday had been shot, police said on Thursday.
Authorities find fallen plane carrying Paraguayan agriculture minister
A search and rescue team on Thursday morning located a fallen airplane carrying Paraguayan Agriculture Minister Luis Gneiting that went missing on Wednesday night, an official at the country’s aviation authority told local radio.
