Irish PM: customs, potential veto are obstacles to UK’s Brexit offer
Britain’s offer to the European Union to come to a deal on Brexit is welcome but customs arrangements and giving a veto to Northern Ireland’s assembly over any future regulatory divergence from EU rules are a problem, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar …
Death toll climbs as Iraqi protests escalate for third day
Police and gunmen exchanged fire in a southern Iraqi city on Thursday killing one person, after 11 others were killed overnight as nationwide anti-government protests escalated into one of the worst security challenges in years.
‘All I can do is pray’: A family in limbo as U.S. slows refugee admissions
Somali refugee Ramlo Ali Noor will never be reunited with her 16-year-old son in her new home in Columbus, Ohio.
Ireland says if UK’s Brexit proposals are final, there will be no deal
If Britain’s latest proposals for an agreement on leaving the European Union are its final offer, then a no-deal Brexit lies ahead, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Thursday.
Indonesia says over 11,500 have fled violence-hit Papuan town
Indonesian authorities said on Thursday more than 11,500 people have been evacuated from the town of Wamena in the easternmost province of Papua since dozens died during clashes last month in the area.
Four people killed in Paris police HQ knife attack: police source
Four people have been killed in an attack on the police headquarters in Paris on Thursday, a police source told Reuters.
Hong Kong leader set to discuss emergency regulation to ban face masks: source
Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to discuss possible emergency regulation on Friday that would allow the government to ban face masks at protests, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
One victim of Paris police attack has died: police union
One of the victims of the knife attack in the headquarters of the Paris police on Thursday has died, a police union official told French television.
Attack at Paris police HQ carried out by staff member: sources
The man behind a knife attack on police officers at the Paris police headquarters is believed to be a member of staff at the headquarters, a police union source and a police source told Reuters.
Knifeman attacks officers at Paris police station
A man attacked police officers with a knife in the headquarters of the Paris police on Thursday and the attacker was killed, French media and sources close to the police said.
