Brexit debriefing meeting delayed to 1500 GMT: EU diplomats
A debriefing for EU states on the latest on Brexit has been delayed to 1500 GMT on Wednesday from 1200 GMT, two diplomats with the bloc said as last-ditch talks between Brussels and London on sealing a divorce deal dragged on.
At best, EU summit can grant tentative approval of any Brexit deal
Any approval by European Union leaders at their Thursday-Friday summit in Brussels of a last-minute Brexit deal could only be conditional on the British House of Commons approving it later, three diplomats with the bloc said.
EU-British Brexit talks to resume in Brussels: UK spokesman
Talks between British and EU negotiators on Brexit will resume in Brussels after a lunch break, a UK spokesman said as last-ditch efforts dragged on to seal a divorce deal this week before Britain is due to leave the bloc on Oct. 31.
Special Report: Khmer Riche – How relatives and allies of Cambodia’s leader amassed wealth overseas
Cambodia’s long-ruling prime minister, Hun Sen, had gathered athletes at his imposing office for a televised pep talk. “I don’t want to mention politics,” he began quietly.
Indonesia activists say constitutional amendment could hurt democracy
Indonesian activists said on Wednesday that proposed changes to the constitution could set back democracy and end direct presidential votes, while President Joko Widodo himself urged parliament to seek the views of all sides before pressing ahead with …
Trump national security adviser jets to Turkey in bid to halt assault
U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser flew to Turkey on Wednesday as part of an emergency delegation to try to persuade Ankara to halt an assault on northern Syria that has forced Washington into an abrupt retreat.
UN Syria envoy calls for ceasefire in northeast border area
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria called on Wednesday for an immediate end to hostilities along its border with Turkey, where Ankara has launched an assault and Damascus advanced its forces after U.S. troops pulled out.
Asylum seekers cling to hope, safety in camp at U.S.-Mexico border
Even after he was kidnapped and robbed outside the makeshift migrant camp where he had slept for two weeks, Luis Osorto decided his only chance for eventual asylum in the United States was to stay put along the border just inside Mexico.
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Philippines, no Pacific tsunami expected
An earthquake measuring a revised magnitude 6.4 struck 69 km north northwest of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
Political groups misused EU funds for ‘unlawful gains’: EU fraud office
More than 500,000 euros of funds granted by the European Parliament to two pan-European political groups were misused by their members, the European Commission’s anti-fraud watchdog said on Wednesday.
