Pence to urge Turkey to halt Syria offensive as threat of further sanctions loom
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Turkey on Thursday on a mission to persuade Ankara to halt its offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, but Turkish officials said the action would continue regardless.
Cypriot MP demands answers for passports to Cambodian elite
A Cyprus opposition lawmaker on Thursday called on the government to explain itself after Reuters disclosed relatives and allies of Cambodia’s leader acquired Cypriot passports under a controversial investment for citizenship scheme.
EU will not negotiate Brexit deal with Johnson at summit: EU official
EU leaders will not negotiate Britain’s divorce deal from the bloc with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a summit on Thursday and it may be impossible to finalize any agreement before the end of the month, a senior EU official said.
South Korean soldier who lost legs to DMZ landmine aims for Paralympic gold
Pulling with smooth, steady strokes along a rowing course on an artificial lake, South Korean Paralympic hopeful Ha Jae-hun is the picture of calm determination, but it has taken him four years and 21 rounds of surgery to find this peace.
North Ireland’s DUP says it cannot support Brexit deal as it stands
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s last-ditch attempt to clinch a Brexit deal was thrown into disarray just hours before a European Union summit on Thursday when the Northern Irish party he needs to help ratify any agreement refused to support it.
Merkel says more work needed on customs for Brexit deal, which is possible
Solutions still need to be found for customs arrangements in Northern Ireland to clinch a Brexit deal and European Union leaders could yet meet again if they do not reach an agreement at this week’s summit, Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
Spain’s ruling Socialists seen slipping in November election: poll
Support for Spain’s ruling Socialists has slipped ahead of elections in November, with neither the left nor the right-wing blocs on course to win a majority, a Sigma Dos poll in El Mundo daily showed on Thursday.
Malaysia, Goldman talking dropping criminal charges over 1MDB
Goldman Sachs has been in talks with authorities in Malaysia to drop criminal charges against three subsidiaries of the bank in connection with the 1MDB scandal, the Southeast Asian country’s top prosecutor told the Nikkei Asian Review.
EU’s Juncker, Johnson have spoken on Brexit: EU Commission
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker have talked on the eve of an EU summit set to be dominated by Brexit.
Russia protests after U.S. diplomats found near secret test site: TASS
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday it would issue a formal note of protest to the U.S. embassy in Moscow after authorities caught three U.S. diplomats in a restricted area near a secret test site, the TASS news agency reported.
