Britain’s Johnson asks France’s Macron to ‘push forward’ on Brexit
Boris Johnson urged French President Emanuel Macron to “push forward” to secure a Brexit deal and told him the EU should not be lured into the mistaken belief that the UK would stay in the bloc after Oct.31, the British prime minister’s office said.
U.S. forces will not defend Kurdish forces in Syria: U.S. official
The United States informed the commander of the Kurdish-led SDF forces in Syria on Monday morning that U.S. forces will not defend them from Turkish attacks anywhere, a U.S. official told Reuters ahead of an expected Turkish offensive.
Fifteen people killed in Baghdad clashes between security forces and protesters
Clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters killed at least 15 people in an eastern Baghdad neighborhood overnight, police and medics said on Monday, raising the toll from nearly a week of violence to at least 110 people.
Illegally fishing North Korea boat sinks after encounter with Japanese vessel
A North Korean fishing boat sank on Monday after a crash with a Japanese patrol boat trying to chase it out of Japan’s economic zone and some of its crew were rescued and some believed to be missing, Japanese officials said.
Fifteen people killed in eastern Baghdad clashes on Sunday: police, medical sources
At least 15 people were killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Sunday night, police and medical sources said.
Turkey says it is determined to clear Syrian border of militants, assure security
Turkey is determined to clear its border with Syria of militants and assure the security of the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, after the White House said Ankara will soon launch an offensive into northern Syria.
U.S. entrepreneur Arcuri refuses to answer questions about intimacy with Boris Johnson
U.S. businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri on Monday repeatedly refused to answer questions about whether or not she had an intimate relationship with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London.
U.S. pullout in Syria shows failure to meet commitments: Kurdish-led SDF
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday U.S. forces have withdrawn from the country’s northeast after failing to meet commitments and it will have a “great negative” impact on its war against Islamic State.
Terrorist risk still ‘very high’ in France: interior minister
France’s interior minister said on Monday that the terrorist risk remained “high” to “very high” in France following the killing of four police personnel by a radicalized colleague.
Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi discusses recent protests in phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi discussed the protests that have gripped his country this past week in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his office said in a statement on Monday.
