July 20, 2016
German train stabbing: De Maiziere warns of lone attacks
Five people were wounded, two critically, by a 17-year-old who went on the rampage on a train in the southern state of Bavaria on Monday. The attacker, who arrived in Germany in 2015 as an unaccompanied migrant, was shot dead holding an axe and a…
July 20, 2016
Russia’s Putin lifts ban on charter holidays to Turkey
Vladimir Putin has lifted curbs on tour firms selling holidays in Turkey, brought in after a Russian jet was downed last year. The move was announced in a decree (in Russian), in which Mr Putin also ordered trade talks with Turkey. The ban on…
July 20, 2016
Chechen Suspected in Istanbul Attack, but Questions Remain
Responsibility for Tuesday's Istanbul airport attack is centering on one key suspect: Akhmad Chataev, a man with a long history of involvement in jihadist activities, beginning in Chechnya and ending in Syria. At least 44 people were killed and…
July 20, 2016
Gunmen in Bangladesh Open Fire, Take Hostages at Restaurant
Police in Bangladesh say gunmen have attacked a restaurant in the diplomatic zone of the capital, Dhaka, and have taken around 20 hostages. The U.S. State Department confirmed on Twitter that a hostage situation is taking place at the Holey Artisan…
July 19, 2016
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld abortion rights Monday, ruling that states across the country had no right to curb the constitutional right of women to end their pregnancies by imposing an "undue burden" on them to limit their access to abortion…
July 19, 2016
US, Somalia Launch New Chapter in Relations
The United States has filled a diplomatic void in Somalia, swearing in its first ambassador to that country in 25 years. Ambassador Stephen Schwartz took his oath Monday in Washington, following his Senate confirmation in May. Schwartz, a senior…
July 19, 2016
Kerry, Leaders Warn Against Punishing Britain
Britain’s crisis deepened Monday as British and EU officials scrambled to deal with the shock of British voters’ decision to leave the European Union, and ease both anger and the uncertainty that has plunged the country into what some describe as…
July 18, 2016
German cinema attacker takes hostages before being killed by police
A masked gunman stormed a German cinema Thursday afternoon, taking hostages before he was killed by police, officials said. The rifle-wielding man entered the cinema in Viernheim, near Frankfurt in western Germany, shortly before 3 p.m. local time,…
July 18, 2016
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have signed partnership agreements with the European Union, in a move strongly opposed by Russia.
The pact - which would bind the three countries more closely to the West both economically and politically - is at the heart of the crisis in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said making Ukraine choose between Russia and the EU would split…
July 18, 2016
Summit set to snub UK over Juncker
EU leaders meeting in Brussels are expected to confirm former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission. The move comes despite strong opposition from Britain. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said "the odds…