France ‘extremely worried’ after North Korean missile test
Reports of new North Korean ballistic missile launches are “extremely worrying”, France’s Foreign Affairs ministry said on Wednesday.
France says conditions are met for a top-level meeting on Ukraine
France’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday significant progress had been made in talks aiming to put an end to the long-running Ukraine crisis, adding the conditions were in place to hold a meeting in Paris soon between leaders of the countries involv…
Stagnant politics, graft and slow recovery fuel new Iraqi unrest
Fed up of waiting for a peace dividend, Iraqis feel their country should be well on the road to recovery by now. War against Islamic State ended two years ago and the oil-rich country has seen an unprecedented level of security.
Factbox: Key points from UK PM Johnson’s Brexit offer
Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled what he said would be his final offer to the European Union for an amended Brexit deal, warning that if the proposals are not accepted Britain will leave the bloc at the end of the month without a divorce deal.
Distrustful EU to examine Britain’s latest Brexit offer
Britain’s latest Brexit proposal was bound for a cool reception in the European Union but the bloc stressed it would examine it in detail as both sides seek to sidestep blame over the increasingly intractable divorce.
UK PM Johnson makes final Brexit offer, draws cool EU reaction
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a final Brexit offer to the European Union on Wednesday and said that unless the bloc compromised, Britain would leave without a deal at the end of this month.
UK ready for intense EU negotiations on Brexit proposal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold talks with European Union leaders later on Wednesday and is ready for an intense period of negotiations after he set out his new Brexit proposal, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
Taliban, U.S. envoy in Pakistan to review broken peace talks
Afghan Taliban officials were due in Islamabad on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of reviving talks for a political settlement in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s foreign ministry and the insurgent group said.
Putin: I don’t share excitement about Greta Thunberg’s U.N. speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday took aim at teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, telling an energy forum he did not share the excitement about her United Nations speech last month.
Merkel wants negotiated Brexit, but prepared for no-deal scenario
Germany still wants a negotiated Brexit but is prepared for a no-deal scenario, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
