Macron cries foul as EU lawmakers snub French pick for industry job
French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Sylvie Goulard was the victim of a “political game” on Thursday after France’s choice to be the head of EU industrial policy was emphatically rejected by European lawmakers.
Tokarczuk and Handke win Nobel literature prizes as line drawn under 2018 scandal
Austrian writer Peter Handke won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday and Polish author Olga Tokarczuk was named as the 2018 winner after a sexual assault scandal led to last year’s award being postponed.
Trump says will meet with Chinese vice premier at White House on Friday
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House on Friday, the second of two-days of high-level U.S. China trade talks aimed at averting scheduled increases in U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods….
Britain and Ireland see pathway to possible Brexit deal
A Brexit deal remains possible, Britain and Ireland said on Thursday in a statement issued following talks between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar.
Turkey presses offensive in Syria, Erdogan hits out at critics
Turkey pressed its military offensive against U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Thursday, shelling towns and bombing targets from the air in an operation that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
Turkey says to be responsible for Islamic State prisoners within ‘safe zone’
Turkey will only be responsible for Islamic State prisoners that are located within the safe zone it aims to form in Syria after its military incursion, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
Hungary opposition seeks new lease of life in Budapest mayoral contest
Hungary’s opposition could score its biggest political win in a decade if liberal hopeful Gergely Karacsony manages to unseat ruling party incumbent Istvan Tarlos in the Budapest mayoral election on Sunday – and the race appears to be tightening.
Russia’s Lavrov discusses Turkey’s Syria incursion with Iraq’s president
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the Turkish military operation in Syria’s northeast with Iraq’s president by phone on Thursday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.
China willing to reach agreement with U.S.: Vice Premier Liu He
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said on Thursday that China is willing to reach agreement with the United States on matters that both sides care about so as to prevent friction from leading to any further escalation, the state news agency Xinhua reported.
Macron: Britain will have to pay price over any unacceptable Brexit move
Britain will have to pay the price should it decide to proceed with a position over Brexit that is unacceptable for the other 27 European Union countries, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
