‘We’re fed up’: never-ending Brexit wears thin in French port city
Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to take Britain out of the European Union “do or die” on Oct. 31, even if that meant risking chaos at the borders.
Hong Kong anti-government protesters gatecrash Halloween
Hong Kong police fired tear gas to break up anti-government protests in the central Kowloon district on Thursday, as masked demonstrators gatecrashed fancy-dress Halloween festivities in a party street on the other side of the harbor.
EU Commission head Juncker to undergo aneurysm surgery on Nov 11
Jean-Claude Juncker, the outgoing head of the European Union’s executive Commission, is to undergo aneurysm surgery on Nov 11, the Commission said on Thursday.
Hezbollah: Hariri resignation wastes time needed for reform in Lebanon
Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc said on Thursday the resignation of Saad al-Hariri as prime minister would waste time available to enact reforms which are widely seen as necessary to steer Lebanon out of an economic crisis.
Poland, Hungary broke EU laws by refusing to host migrants: court adviser
Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic broke the law by refusing to take in asylum seekers coming to the European Union during the chaotic summer of 2015, an advisory body to the bloc’s highest court said on Thursday.
Factbox: Who’s who in Spain’s snap parliamentary election
Spain’s main political parties kick off campaigning on Thursday for a parliamentary election on Nov. 10, the fourth in as many years but which could still fail to break a protracted stalemate in a fragmented political environment.
U.S. forces seen near Turkish border for patrol in northeast Syria: witness, SDF source
U.S. forces in armored vehicles were seen on Thursday near the Syria-Turkey border in a part of northeastern Syria where they had not been observed since the United States announced a decision to withdraw from the area, a witness said.
U.S. monitoring reports of North Korean missile launch: State Department
The U.S. State Department is monitoring reports of a North Korean missile launch after Japan and South Korea said the reclusive country had fired two projectiles on Thursday.
UK PM Johnson ‘frustrated’ Brexit is not happening on October 31
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was frustrated that Brexit was not happening, as he had repeatedly promised, on Oct. 31 but that if the electorate voted for him then the divorce would be done by January.
British election campaign kicks off on no-Brexit day
On the day Britain was supposed to have left the European Union, voters instead faced the start of an election campaign, with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledging to overthrow a “rigged system” he said was run by billionaires and tax dodgers…
