Factbox: British reactions to new Brexit deal
The European Union and the British government have clinched a new deal setting the terms of Britain’s exit from the bloc.
Despite Tunisia’s vote for change, enduring miseries drive youth exodus
It only took 10 minutes for Fakher Hmidi to slip out of his house, past the cafes where unemployed men spend their days, and reach the creek through the mud flats where a small boat would ferry him to the migrant ship heading from Tunisia to Italy.
U.S. may issue additional sanctions on Turkey: White House adviser Kudlow
The United States is prepared to levy additional sanctions on Turkey if necessary, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday as Washington seeks to halt Ankara’s offensive into northeastern Syria.
Russia says it is starting to resume U.S. cyber cooperation: TASS
Russia and the United States are gradually starting to resume cooperation on cyber security, TASS news agency cited the head of Russia’s FSB Federal Security Service as saying on Thursday.
Johnson urges UK parliament to approve Brexit deal without delay
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he hoped the British parliament would approve the new Brexit deal agreed between his government and the European Union so that Britain could exit the bloc on Oct. 31 with no more delay.
Houses torched, hundreds homeless near site of Indonesia’s new capital
A clash between two Indonesian communities reignited near the site of the Southeast Asian country’s planned new capital, police said on Thursday, with rioters burning down scores of houses, leaving hundreds homeless.
Qatar approves minimum wage law, scraps worker exit permits
Qatar’s government said on Thursday it adopted a new minimum wage law and will scrap mandatory exit visas for all workers, part of a broad labor reform program ahead of its hosting of the 2022 World Cup.
Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament hurdle
Britain clinched an eleventh-hour Brexit deal with the EU on Thursday, more than three years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the bloc, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson still faces a knife-edge vote in parliament to get it approved.
Catalan regional chief calls for independence vote after night of violence
Catalonia should hold a new vote on independence from Spain within two years, the head of the region’s government said on Thursday in a fresh challenge to Madrid following days of unrest by pro-separatist protesters.
Northern Ireland’s DUP party won’t support new Brexit deal
The Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland, a key voting bloc in the British parliament, said on Thursday it would not support a new Brexit deal agreed by the European Union and the British government.
