Turkish train crash in Ankara kills four, injures 43: governor
A Turkish high speed train collided with another locomotive and crashed into an overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 43, the local governor said.
Lion Air crash victims’ families to rally as hunt for wreckage steps up
Families of some of the 189 people killed in a Lion Air plane crash plan a protest rally in Indonesia on Thursday, while stalled efforts to bring the main wreckage to the surface and find the second black box are set to resume next week.
EU ‘ready to examine’ more Brexit assurances to Britain: draft
The European Union « stands ready to examine whether any further assurance can be provided » to Britain over the Irish backstop and their tentative divorce agreement, a draft seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.
China says second Canadian being probed for harming state security
Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who worked with North Korea, is being investigated on suspicion of harming China’s state security, officials said, days after a former Canadian diplomat was detained in China in an escalating diplomatic row.
China says two Canadians suspected of harming state security
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that two Canadian nationals detained in China are suspected of engaging in activities endangering national security, and that both cases are under investigation.
Crisis Group says no word from China on detained Canadian employee
The International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Wednesday it had received no information from Chinese officials about the detention of its employee, former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, and that it was seeking consular access to him.
‘Aware of atrocities’: Twitter CEO responds to critics of Myanmar tweets
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday said he was « aware of the human rights atrocities and suffering in Myanmar, » responding to criticism over his tweets about his meditation retreat in the country that did not mention the plight of Rohingya Muslims.
On Iraq’s border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye U.S. forces
From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic State hideouts across the frontier in Syria. But he also keeps a wary eye on U.S. warplanes soaring overhead.
Conservative lawmakers trigger no confidence vote in UK PM May’s leadership
Lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party triggered a vote of no confidence in her leadership on Wednesday as Britain’s planned divorce from the European Union was plunged into chaos.
Police operation underway near Strasbourg cathedral following shooting
A police operation was underway early on Wednesday around Strasbourg cathedral near where a gunman killed three people and wounded a dozen others on Tuesday evening.
