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Portuguese Regulators Thwart Altice Bid for Media Company
Telecoms company Altice has given up its attempt to buy control of Portugal’s Media Capital after failing to win approval for the deal from regulators.
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The Latest: Report: German Minister Hints at Compromise
The Latest on Germany and the debate over migration (all times local):
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Denmark’s Injured Kvist Hopes to Return at World Cup
The Denmark midfielder who sustained two broken ribs and a punctured lung after a hard collision with Peru’s Jefferson Farfan says he is doing better and hopes to return at the World Cup.
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Libyan Airstrikes Target Group Attacking Oil Ports
Libyan forces say they have carried out airstrikes against a militia attacking key oil ports in the east.
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Number of Asylum-Seekers in Europe Plunges in 2017
The European Union’s asylum office says the number of people applying for international protection in Europe has plunged but remains higher than before 2015, when more than one million migrants entered, many fleeing the war in Syria.
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Bus Crash in Poland Kills 2 People, Injures 27 Retirees
Officials in Poland say two people have been killed and at least 27 others injured when a bus carrying retirees on a seaside holiday veered of the road and into a grassy ditch in central Poland.
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Rebels Shell Village in Central Yemen, Killing 8 Civilians
Witnesses say Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shelled a village in the center of the country, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 15.
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Macedonian Police Detain 25 After Clashes in Name Protest
Macedonian authorities say seven policemen have been injured and 25 protesters detained during overnight clashes in the capital of Skopje, as demonstrators opposed to the name deal with Greece tried to push their way into parliament.
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Report: CAR Foreign Minister Says Boris Becker Not Diplomat
Central African Republic’s foreign minister reportedly says that retired German tennis star Boris Becker doesn’t have diplomatic status in his unpaid role as a sports attache for the country.
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Police Say 3 Polish Men Drown in Southwest Germany
Police say three Polish men have drowned after consuming alcohol before swimming in a lake Sunday evening in southwestern Germany.
