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Climate Activists in London Shift Site but Keep Up Protests
Climate protesters in London plan to keep up their campaign despite being ousted by police order from their Trafalgar Square encampment.
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Wildfires Burn Out of Control in Lebanon and Syria
Strong fires spread in different parts of Lebanon forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of the night as the flames reached residential areas in villages south of Beirut.
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Lebanon, Cyprus to Work on Curbing Migrant Arrivals by Boat
Lebanon’s defense minister said his country and Cyprus have agreed to work together on curbing boat loads of migrants from reaching the east Mediterranean island nation.
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Removal of Notre Dame’s Melted Scaffold to Begin ‘in Weeks’
France’s culture minister says the melted, twisted scaffolding atop Notre Dame Cathedral will be removed 'in the coming weeks' to allow restoration work to begin.
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UK Labor Market Weakening Amid Brexit Uncertainty
Official figures suggest that the U.K. labor market is weakening amid all the Brexit uncertainty.
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Russia’s Putin Arrives in UAE on First Visit Since 2007
Russian Vladimir Putin has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on his first visit to the oil-rich nation in over a decade.
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Clashes Over Catalan Separatists’ Convictions Injure 170
Authorities in Catalonia say three people were arrested and more than 170 injured, including about 40 police officers, during clashes between protesters and baton-wielding anti-riot police at Barcelona’s international airport and elsewhere across the northeastern Spanish region.
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The Latest: Merkel Likens Brexit Talks to ‘Squaring Circle’
The Latest on Brexit (all times local):
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UK Child Abuser Who Preyed on Malaysians Killed in Prison
A British man serving 22 life sentences for abusing scores of Malaysian children has been killed in prison.
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Report: Deutsche Bank Gave Lavish Gifts to China’s Leaders
German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports that Deutsche Bank gave expensive gifts to senior Chinese officials at a time when it was trying to establish itself as a major player in China’s financial industry.