FAA prohibits operators from flying over some Iran-controlled airspace
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday issued an emergency order prohibiting U.S. operators from flying in an overwater area of Tehran-controlled airspace over the...
‘I love you, China’: North Korea woos Xi in lavish state visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed that strengthening bilateral ties, at a time of “serious and complicated” international...
EU aims to complete top jobs jigsaw puzzle on June 30
European Union leaders will meet again on June 30 to seek agreement on who should inherit the bloc’s top jobs – including the head of...
Ecuador judge frees Swedish programer close to Assange; probe continues
An Ecuadorean judge on Thursday ordered that a Swedish citizen and personal friend of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be freed, two months after he was...
Fresh wave of protests as Hong Kong ignores deadline to scrap extradition bill
Several hundred people rallied in Hong Kong on Friday after the expiry of a deadline protesters set for the government to completely scrap a controversial...
Trump says hard to believe Iranian shooting down of U.S. drone was intentional
U.S. President Donald Trump played down Iran’s downing of a U.S. military surveillance drone on Thursday, saying he suspected it was shot by mistake and...
Japan opposition leader sees ‘double election’ unlikely
Prospects are fading for a snap election for parliament’s lower house in tandem with a summer upper house poll, the leader of Japan’s second-biggest opposition...
EU fails to agree on top jobs, more talks on June 30
European Union leaders will meet again on June 30 to seek agreement on who should inherit the bloc’s top jobs – including the head of...
GeoPark withdraws request for key permit to drill for crude in Peru
GeoPark has withdrawn its request for an environmental permit to begin drilling for crude in the Peruvian Amazon amid protests from indigenous tribes, the oil...
Spain’s Supreme Court to settle ‘Wolf Pack’ sex abuse case
Spain’s Supreme Court decides on Friday whether to uphold a ruling that cleared five young men of gang-raping a teenager at a bull-running festival, concluding...