Turkey, U.S. will continue discussing planned Syria safe zone: officials
Turkish and U.S. officials will continue to hold talks on a planned safe zone in northern Syria, Turkish military officials said on Thursday, a day...
Organizers test heat countermeasures in sweltering Tokyo
With temperatures rising to 35 degrees Celsius and humidity of 75% on Thursday, Tokyo 2020 organizers had the perfect weather to try out their heat...
Flying Frenchman’s hoverboard bid to cross Channel scuppered by fuel mishap
A French inventor failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard on Thursday when he was knocked into the water...
Spain’s Podemos says wants to break coalition talks deadlock with new proposal
Spain’s far-left Unidas Podemos on Thursday circulated a new proposal for coalition talks with the Socialist party, saying it aimed to break a deadlock hours...
Spain’s Sanchez heads for confirmation vote without key support
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez looked all but certain to fail in a parliamentary confirmation vote later on Thursday after coalition talks with far-left...
Hot weather cuts French nuclear generation
Scorching temperatures across Europe coupled with prolonged dry weather has reduced French nuclear power generation by around 5.2 gigawatts (GW) or 8%, French power grid...
PSEG to shut most fossil power plants by 2046 to cut carbon emissions
New Jersey energy company Public Service Enterprise Group Inc plans to shut all but three of its fossil fuel-fired power plants in a bid to...
Nuclear talks in doubt as North Korea tests missiles, envoy cancels trip
North Korea test-fired two new short-range missiles on Thursday, South Korean officials said, the first such launch since leader North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...
Australian police drop charges against French media crew over coal protest
Australian police dropped charges on Thursday against four French nationals arrested this week while filming protesters blockading a coal port in the northeastern state of...
Pakistan PM Khan returns home exulting after Washington visit
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan returned home from Washington on Thursday after a visit seen by supporters as a major diplomatic success, saying he felt...