Macron takes swipe at halting NATO reaction to Turkey’s Syria incursion
France’s president on Friday decried NATO’s inability to react to what he called Turkey’s “crazy” offensive into northern Syria and said it was time Europe stopped acting like a junior ally when it came to the Middle East.
Spanish judge orders closure of Catalan protest group website
A Spanish judge on Friday ordered the closure of web pages linked to Democratic Tsunami, a secretive Catalan group behind huge protests against the jailing of secessionist leaders, police said.
Blasts collapse roof at Afghan mosque, killing at least 62 at Friday prayers
Multiple explosions at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan collapsed the roof on worshippers during Friday prayers, killing at least 62 and wounding more than 100, officials said.
Brexit basics: What is Brexit and why does it matter?
The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union at 2300 GMT on Oct. 31. Below is an explainer of the Brexit basics:
UK’s PM’s ‘deal or no deal’ Saturday showdown faces wrecking attempt
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have to fend off an attempt to wreck his “deal or no-deal” Brexit vote on Saturday, as a group of lawmakers propose to delay giving parliament’s backing for his new exit agreement.
London police remove suspicious package from UK political district
London police said on Friday they had removed and made safe a suspicious package found in the Whitehall political district.
UK lawmaker Letwin says his amendment designed to block accidental no-deal
British Lawmaker Oliver Letwin said on Friday he wanted to make sure Britain did not leave the European Union without a Brexit deal by mistake, explaining a proposal that could prevent a vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal on Saturday.
Mexican president hails decision to release Guzman son; critics slam security policy
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended security forces on Friday over their handling of a shocking outbreak of drug violence, saying they had saved lives by releasing a son of jailed kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after his bungled a…
EU looking to compensate sectors for U.S. tariffs: Italian PM
The European Union is working on measures to compensate sectors hit by tariffs imposed by the United States over illegal EU subsidies to the aircraft industry, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday.
‘Historic error’: France under fire in EU for blocking Balkan hopefuls
Senior European Union officials, worried by growing Chinese and Russian influence in the Balkans, accused France on Friday of making a “historic error” by refusing to let North Macedonia and Albania start talks on joining the EU.
