Suspected militants kill two in Indian Kashmir, set apple trucks ablaze
Suspected militants shot and killed two drivers and set fire to their apple trucks in Indian Kashmir on Thursday, a senior police official said.
UK truck deaths highlight shift in migrant route after closure of French camp
When France shut the Calais shanty town known as the Jungle in 2016, migrants seeking entry to Britain were forced to look for less safe passage up the coast in Belgium – the route taken by a truck in which 39 bodies were found this week.
UK PM Johnson passes government’s legislative agenda
Parliament approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for government on Thursday in a symbolic vote that does little to strengthen his authority on Brexit or signal an end to the country’s political crisis.
UK parliament will have chance to vote on Monday for early election
British lawmakers will have a chance on Monday to vote on whether to hold an early national election, the leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg said.
Syria ceasefire holding ahead of Constitutional Committee: U.N. envoy tells Reuters
A ceasefire in northeast Syria seems to be holding “by and large”, as major powers gather in Geneva ahead of the first meeting of Syria’s Constitutional Committee next week, the U.N. Special Envoy told Reuters on Thursday.
British PM Johnson calls for December 12 election to break Brexit deadlock
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Thursday for a general election on Dec. 12 to break Britain’s Brexit impasse, conceding for the first time he will not meet his “do or die” deadline to leave the European Union next week.
France to Britain: Tell us why we should grant extension
France is willing to give Britain an extension on the date of its departure from the European Union if London can explain why such a delay is justified, French European Affairs Minister Amelie de Montchalin said on Thursday.
German defense minister sets out Syria plan to NATO; Turkey, U.S. supportive
Germany’s defense minister presented to NATO her proposal for a security zone in northern Syria on Thursday, receiving support from Turkey and the United States but also a warning from the alliance’s chief that it may need to involve the United Nations…
Back an election and we can still ratify a Brexit deal, UK PM Johnson tells Labour
Parliament could still pass a deal to leave the European Union if it backs the government’s attempt to hold a new election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a letter on Thursday.
Swiss investigate J. Safra Sarasin amid Brazilian ‘car wash’ probe
Swiss federal prosecutors said they had opened an investigation of private bank J. Safra Sarasin as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe surrounding Brazilian state oil company Petrobras and construction firm Odebrecht.
