Erdogan says he will discuss Syria ‘safe zone’ moves with Putin next week
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he would discuss with Russia’s Vladimir Putin next week what steps to take in a planned “safe zone” in northeast Syria, adding that Moscow needs to lead efforts in the west to establish peace.
It was wrong not to take Boris Johnson seriously, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who clinched a Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday, had been underestimated.
Indonesia ramps up Pacific diplomacy with aid fund
Indonesia launched an international aid agency on Friday to strengthen its regional diplomatic relations, some of which have been strained by Jakarta’s approach to the restive Papua region.
EU working to compensate sectors hit by U.S. trade sanctions: Italy’s PM
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday that the European Union was working on measures to compensate sectors hit by duties imposed by the United States after EU’s illegal subsidies to the airplane industry.
Pompeo assures Israel that U.S. focus stays on Iran ‘threat’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscored U.S.-Israeli efforts to counter Iran in talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, in an apparent attempt to ease Israeli concerns that Tehran could exploit a U.S. military pullback in Syria.
Brussels court to hear Puigdemont arrest warrant case on October 29
A Brussels court, which will rule on whether to accept an arrest warrant issued by Spain for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, will convene on October 29, the Brussels prosecutor said.
EU’s Tusk: Turkish halt of military operations ‘not a ceasefire’
European Union Council President Donald Tusk on Friday said the halt of Turkish hostilities announced in northern Syria is not a genuine ceasefire and called on Ankara to immediately stop military operations in Syria.
EU’s Juncker says blocking membership for North Macedonia and Albania ‘a historic error’
The European Union’s failure to agree on starting talks with North Macedonia and Albania was “a historic error”, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday.
Britain will lose out from exiting single market: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Britain would become a competitor after Brexit and that its exit from the European Union would see it losing out.
Macron says opposes Brexit extension if UK parliament rejects deal
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he was opposed to granting a Brexit extension past the Oct. 31 deadline if the British parliament rejects the deal agreed with the 27 other EU member states.
