News of the day from across the globe, June 28
Security was stepped up Saturday at events marking Armed Forces Day across Britain amid a news report that officials foiled a bomb attack by the Islamic State group on a military parade in London.
The Sun newspaper said police foiled an attack on a London military parade Saturday after an undercover reporter who obtained details on the plot alerted counter-terrorism officials.
China’s central bank announced Saturday the fourth round of interest cuts in seven months and lower deposit-reserve ratios for some banks to lend to small and rural businesses, as Beijing tries to shore up the country’s sluggish economy.
Communist leaders have affirmed their commitment to a “new normal” of slower, more sustainable growth but are sensitive to the potential for political unrest in the event unemployment rises.
3 Iraq violence: A series of attacks targeting public places killed 12 people in Baghdad on Saturday, as the prime minister announced the arrest of an aide to Saddam Hussein.
President Serzh Sargsyan announced that the government of the former Soviet nation would bear the burden of the higher electricity costs until an audit of the Russian-owned power company could be completed.
A source in Mali’s intelligence service, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen were Islamic militants linked to Ansar Dine, one of the groups that took control of northern Mali following a military coup in 2012.
Video showed rescue workers and bystanders carrying burned and injured people to get medical treatment.