Ethiopia’s peacemaking prime minister emerges as a Nobel favorite
(This October 9 story removes reference to Jawar Mohammed as an informal adviser to Abiy)
Civilians flee Syrian border towns as Turkish warplanes, artillery kick off offensive
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday just days after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, with warplanes and artillery striking militia positions in several towns in the border region.
Sri Lanka ex-defense chief launches presidential campaign, pledges safer nation
Sri Lanka’s former defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday formally launched his presidential campaign, promising strong national security measures if he wins the Nov. 16 election in the island nation still reeling from Easter Sunday bombings.
EU tells Britain: Make more concessions if you want a Brexit deal
The European Union told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson he must make significant concessions if he wants to strike a last-minute Brexit deal.
EU-UK Brexit negotiators meeting pushed back to Friday
A meeting of the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier with his British counterpart Stephen Barclay has been pushed back to Friday from Thursday, an official close to the talks said.
Trump says Turkey’s attack on Syria is ‘a bad idea’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Turkey against attacking Syria, saying its assault was “a bad idea” not backed by the United States, and called on Ankara to protect religious minorities.
Morocco reshuffles cabinet, keeps foreign and finance ministers
Morocco announced a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, reducing the number of jobs to 23 but keeping the foreign and finance ministers in their posts, state news agency MAP reported.
Shooting in Germany was anti-Semitic attack: interior minister
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday that a shooting in eastern Germany was anti-Semitic, adding that federal prosecutors who have taken on the investigation thought there were signs that it could be a right-wing extremist attack.
Countdown to divorce: the meetings that will decide Brexit
The following events over the next three weeks will determine whether Britain exits the European Union as planned on Oct. 31 or the three-year-old Brexit saga takes another twist.
U.N. Security Council to discuss Syria on Thursday after Turkey takes military action: diplomats
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Syria behind closed-doors on Thursday, diplomats said, after Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in the northeast of the country.
