U.S. officials ‘pause’ Taliban talks after suicide attack
U.S. negotiators are taking a “brief pause” from talks with the Taliban after the militants launched a suicide attack on a U.S. base outside Kabul killing two civilians, Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday.
UK Labour Leader Corbyn to step down as crushing defeat looms
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Friday he would stand down as his party faced its worst electoral defeat in 84 years, but he did not set a date for his departure and added he would remain in charge during a period of reflection.
Trump: Looking like a ‘big win for Boris’ in the UK
U.S President Donald Trump said it was looking like “a big win” for Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the British election.
UK vote gives Irish nationalists hope for historic gains
Democratic Unionist Party deputy leader Nigel Dodds lost his seat in the British parliament on Friday, increasing the chances of Northern Ireland electing more Irish nationalists than pro-British unionists for the first time on Friday.
Scotland must be given new independence vote: Sturgeon
Scotland must be allowed to hold another referendum on its place inside the United Kingdom following the crushing victory of the nationalists in the election, leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday.
British PM Johnson: We have a powerful mandate for Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that his government appeared to have won a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done.
UK election: Conservatives make net gain of 10 seats so far
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives have made a net gain of 10 seats so far.
UK on track for Brexit as election landslide looms for Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was on course for a resounding victory in Britain’s election after voters backed his bid to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31, the country’s most significant geopolitical move in 70 years.
U.S. asylum seekers sent to Guatemala preferring to return to home countries
U.S. asylum seekers sent to Guatemala under a new Trump administration program have mostly preferred to return to their country of origin instead of staying in the Central American nation, Guatemala’s Interior Minister said on Thursday.
Explainer: Reality check for Johnson’s Brexit – it’s just the beginning
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a sweeping election victory on a promise to “Get Brexit done”, but a reality check awaits for voters hoping that the messy divorce is finally over.
