International

• Wednesday, June 7th 2017 - 06:26 UTC

  Theresa May puts tackling suspected terrorists above human rights laws

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will change human rights laws if they “get in the way” of tackling suspected terrorists. The PM said she would make it easier to deport foreign terror suspects and “restrict the freedom and movements” of those that present a threat. Labour said it was “not the message that we should be sending”.

• Tuesday, June 6th 2017 - 08:05 UTC

  UN opens conference on the health of the world's oceans and seas

  

  Opening a “game-changing” international conference on the health of the world’s oceans and seas, top United Nations officials urged on Monday coordinated global action to protect the planet. Speaking in the UN General Assembly Hall, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautioned Governments that unless they overcome short-term territorial and resource interests, the state of the oceans will continue to deteriorate.

• Tuesday, June 6th 2017 - 07:12 UTC

  “Cherish the planet that protect us” urges UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

  

  On World Environment Day, which is observed on 5 June every year, United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres urged everyone to ''cherish the planet that protect us''. In a video message, “Connecting people to Nature”, uploaded on YouTube, Guterres said, “Without a healthy environment we can't end poverty or build prosperity. We all have a role to play in protecting our only home.”

• Tuesday, June 6th 2017 - 06:54 UTC

  British Airways says “human error” led to travel chaos for 75.000 passengers

  

  The boss of British Airways' parent company says that human error caused an IT meltdown that led to travel chaos for 75,000 passengers. Willie Walsh. chief executive of IAG, said an engineer disconnected a power supply, with the major damage caused by a surge when it was reconnected. He said there would now be an independent investigation “to learn from the experience”.

• Tuesday, June 6th 2017 - 06:35 UTC

  Qatar planes banned from Saudi, Egypt, UAE and Bahrain air space

  

  Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens large-scale air disruption. Several countries have cut ties with the tiny Gulf state over accusations of supporting extremism in the region.

• Monday, June 5th 2017 - 22:49 UTC

  Beer sales falling worldwide; wine relatively flat and spirits up 0.3%

  

  People are drinking fewer alcoholic drinks, according to a new industry report tracking consumption worldwide. Beer sales continued to slide last year and the trend towards cider sipping stalled.

• Monday, June 5th 2017 - 10:26 UTC

  Arab countries isolate Qatar; Emirate is accused of cozying to Iran and supporting terrorism

  

  Arab countries began cutting off diplomatic relations with the Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar on Monday, accusing it in general terms of supporting terrorism. Egypt accused Qatar specifically of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's state news agency reported.

• Monday, June 5th 2017 - 10:11 UTC

  London attacks trigger controversy over tighter regulation for internet and “safe spaces”

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May has been warned that her promise to tighten regulation on tech firms after the London attacks will not work. Mrs. May said areas of the internet must be closed because tech giants provided a “safe space” for terrorist ideology.

• Monday, June 5th 2017 - 08:12 UTC

  “Enough is enough” says PM May, “too much tolerance of extremism in our country”; confirms Thursday election

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain must be tougher in stamping out Islamist extremism after attackers killed at least seven people by ramming a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbing revelers in nearby bars. After the third militant attack in Britain in less than three months, May said Thursday's national election would go ahead. But she proposed regulating cyberspace and said Britain had been far too tolerant of extremism.

• Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 14:05 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: Red Cross head of project has arrived in the Islands

  

  The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has reported that final preparations are underway ahead of work to identify the mortal remains of the unidentified Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery at the Falklands/Malvinas. Laurent Corbaz, head of the project for the ICRC, arrived on Saturday to the Islands. The rest of the team is expected to join him in the coming weeks.