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Category: 4. World
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Latest news bulletin | July 17th – Midday
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Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election
Becky MortonPolitical reporter
Adam Smith and Jonelle AwomoyiBBC News
IN PICTURES FOR GETTY IMAGESSixteen and 17-year-olds would be able to vote at the next general election, under government plans to lower the voting age.
Democracy Minister…
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Organisers say festival will go ahead after main stage fire
Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland music festival Tens of thousands of campers have arrived at Tomorrowland in Belgium, a day after a fire destroyed the festival’s main stage.
Festival organisers have insisted that the event in the town of…
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Russia must be ready to strike West if it escalates Ukraine war, Medvedev says
By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that Russia had no plans to attack NATO or Europe but, if the West escalated the Ukraine war any further, then Moscow should respond…
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Giant mural in France critiques Trump's immigration policies
A mural in the northern French town of Roubaix shows the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes, sparking reactions and millions of views online.
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Video. WATCH: Fire destroys main stage at Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival
The blaze erupted on the main stage, sending thick smoke across nearby woodland. While the cause remains unclear, technical teams on-site were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported.
The fire has cast uncertainty over the weekend’s headline performances, but organisers say preparations…
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Danish universities increasingly rejecting foreign researchers in fear of espionage
It comes as the Danish Emergency Management Agency reports the threat of cyber espionage and cybercrime against Danish universities to be very high.
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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes
Syria’s interim president has said it is his “priority” to protect the country’s Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minority in Suweida province.
In his first televised…
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