‘Technical glitch’ – eco group’s drones grounded in bid to shut Heathrow
Climate-change activists who hoped to bring London Heathrow, Europe’s biggest airport, to a standstill on Friday instead found it was their drones that had been...
France urges EU rules on cryptocurrencies, warns of Libra risks
The European Union should create a common set of rules for virtual currencies, currently largely unregulated in the bloc, to counter risks posed by Facebook’s...
Paris commuters hit by transport strike over pension overhaul
Parisian commuters faced travel chaos on Friday as transport workers went on strike over plans to reduce their retirement privileges in a challenge to President...
Murray hopes to be fit enough by next year to play Federer, Nadal
Former world number one Andy Murray said he still needs four or five months to play top-level tennis so that he can again take on...
Northern Ireland’s DUP rules out Brexit backstop ‘by another name’
Northern Ireland’s largest political party on Friday said it would not allow the British region to be forced to accept EU regulations after Brexit, shooting...
Sainsbury’s boss: No-deal Brexit will inevitably hit supplies
A no-deal Brexit would “inevitably disrupt” fresh food supplies in Britain because delays at ports would throw just-in-time deliveries into chaos, the chief executive of...
Solomons task force recommends switch from Taiwan to Beijing
A Solomon Islands task force recommended to the government on Friday that the South Pacific archipelago sever its long-standing ties with Taiwan and normalize diplomatic...
Ukraine president expects Trump meeting, Donbass peace talks in September
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expects to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in September and also that peace talks between Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France to...
Pope to visit Japan November 23-26
Pope Francis will visit Japan from Nov. 23 to 26, during which time he will go to Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as Tokyo, chief...
7 takeaways from the third Democratic presidential debate – CNN
7 takeaways from the third Democratic presidential debate CNN Who won the Democrats’ debate? Our panelists’ verdict The Guardian The third Democratic debate: Live updates CNN Doug Schoen:...