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Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Barcelona after ‘threat’ alert

MADRID (AP) - A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing Thursday at Barcelona's El Prat Airport after a passenger created an in-flight wireless network whose name contained a bomb threat, an airlines spokesperson said. As the flight from Istanbul was approaching its destination in ...
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European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’ over island’s future

NUUK, Greenland (AP) - Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland to help boost the Arctic island's security after talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted "fundamental disagreement" between the Trump ...
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Russia expels British diplomat from Moscow embassy over spying claims

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian authorities Thursday ordered a British diplomat to leave the country on allegations of spying. Russia's Federal Security Service, known by its Russian acronym FSB, alleged that the member of embassy staff had worked for British intelligence. It did not provide evidence. The ...
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Iran protests show bitter schism among exiled opposition factions

By John Irish PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Huge protests in Iran have galvanised exiled foes of the authorities but despite their hatred of the ruling clerics, a bitter schism dating to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution still afflicts the leading opposition factions. That split, ...
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The Latest: UN Security Council to discuss Iran’s deadly protests after US request

The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss Iran's deadly protests at the request of the United States, even as President Donald Trump left unclear what actions he would take against the Islamic state. Tehran appeared to make conciliatory statements in an ...
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Vance, Rubio set to meet Danish officials amid Trump’s threats to ‘acquire’ Greenland

(NEW YORK) -- Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were expected to meet Wednesday at the White House with top diplomats from the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland, its semiautonomous territory, U.S. officials said, as tensions escalate amid President Donald ...
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US talks pose ‘conundrum’ for Greenland, Denmark: Analysts

(LONDON) -- U.S. officials are expected to meet with Danish and Greenlandic counterparts in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, amid President Donald Trump's continued expressions of intent to acquire the semi-autonomous Arctic territory despite collective opposition in both Copenhagen and Nuuk.Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke ...
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South Korean prosecutors seek death penalty for former President Yoon on insurrection charge

(NEW YORK) -- South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is standing trial on charges of leading an insurrection.During a 17-hour closing hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors argued that Yoon's alleged actions posed a grave threat to ...
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Iran protests: Trump says he’s been told the ‘killing’ has stopped, executions won’t occur

(LONDON) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's been informed that the "killing" in Iran has stopped and the anticipated executions of arrested protesters won't take place, as activists say thousands of people have died over more than two weeks of protests.The information ...
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Construction crane collapses on passenger train in Thailand, killing at least 32, officials say

(LONDON) -- At least 32 people were killed on Wednesday as a construction crane for a high-speed rail bridge collapsed onto a moving passenger train in Thailand, government officials said.At least 64 others were injured, the Thai Ministry of Public Health said in a ...
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Uganda to vote in tense election clouded by succession questions

KAMPALA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade in an election on Thursday with internet restricted across the country following an often violent campaign. Museveni is expected to fend off a challenge from the ...
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Senate blocks effort to rein in Trump’s Venezuela war powers

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans voted on Wednesday against a resolution that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress' authorization, after the Republican president put pressure on party members who had supported it. The vote ...
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