Ukraine’s Constitutional Court backs decree dissolving parliament: Ukrinform
Ukraine’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s move to dissolve parliament was constitutional, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Thursday....
Iran, U.S. in war of words after U.S. drone shot down
Iran on Thursday shot down a U.S. military drone it said was on a spy mission over its territory but Washington said the aircraft was...
Ex-U.S. Marine held in Russia asks Trump to help
A former U.S. Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying called on U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Britain, Canada and Ireland...
EU to extend economic sanctions on Russia until 2020
European Union leaders will decide on Thursday to prolong until the end of January 2020 economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine and...
Erdogan does not expect U.S. sanctions on Turkey over Russia deal
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he did not expect the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey over its planned purchase of a...
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules
Britain broke the law by allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia that might have been used in Yemen’s war, a court ruled, after activists said...
Russia’s Putin says ready to hold talks with Donald Trump
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump if the chance arose, but thought Trump’s...
EU leaders may toughen climate goal for 2050, haggle over top jobs
The EU’s 28 national leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday are likely to embrace a more ambitious stance on fighting climate change but haggle over...
In first for Gabon, Dorothee finally feels like a woman after surgery
For 28 years, Gabonese Dorothee Adjakidjie suffered embarrassment and shame from not knowing whether she was male or female after being born with genitals of...
China’s Xi says world hopes North Korea-U.S. talks can succeed
The world hopes North Korea and the United States can talk to each other and for those talks to be successful, Chinese President Xi Jinping...