British PM Johnson kicks off election campaign as parliament blocks no-deal Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Thursday kicking off what is in effect an election campaign, casting an alliance of opposition parties trying to...
Turkey plans to return one million Syrians, warns of new migrant wave in Europe
Turkey plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria and may reopen the route for migrants into Europe if it does not receive adequate...
BHP urges investors to veto resolution against coal lobbying
Mining giant BHP Group Ltd urged shareholders on Thursday to vote against a resolution that would require the company to quit industry groups that lobby...
Putin says Russia will produce new missiles after demise of nuclear pact
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would produce missiles that were banned under a landmark Cold-War era nuclear pact that ended last month,...
Denmark suspends economic crime prosecutor
Denmark’s prosecution service said on Thursday that the state prosecutor for serious economic and international crime, Morten Niels Jakobsen had been suspended until further notice....
Carolina Coast Braces for Flooding, Hazards From Dorian – TIME
Carolina Coast Braces for Flooding, Hazards From Dorian TIME Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it threatens landfall in the Carolinas CNN Deadly...
South Africa acknowledges ‘Afrophobia’ partly to blame for violence against foreigners
South Africa’s Foreign Minister acknowledged on Thursday that prejudice against people from other African countries was one of the causes behind deadly attacks on foreign-owned...
Putin rebuffs call by Japan’s Abe to sign World War Two peace treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Thursday that Tokyo’s military ties with the United States and many other issues made...
Russia’s Putin: need wider G7-style group, with China, India, Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was ready to host a meeting of the G7/G8 group of nations, and would welcome a...
New Italian coalition sworn in, seen bolstering EU ties
A new Italian government was sworn into office on Thursday, with the pro-European Democratic Party (PD) flanking the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in an unlikely alliance...