Pence says U.S. to halt sanctions after Turkey ceasefire deal
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday that Washington will impose no further sanctions on Turkey once there is a ceasefire in northern Syria, and that it will withdraw existing sanctions once the Turkish military operation is done.
Plane carrying UK’s William and Kate aborts Pakistan landing twice, couple ‘fine’
Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate told reporters on board their flight on Thursday that they were fine, after the plane was forced to abort landings in the Pakistani cities of Rawalpindi and nearby Islamabad due to a severe thunderstorm.
Hoping to push Trump on Syria, U.S. lawmakers offer Turkey sanctions bills
Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers called for more sanctions on Turkey on Thursday over its offensive in Syria, saying they hoped to push Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan – and U.S. President Donald Trump – to change course.
EU’s Tusk convinced not opening talks with Balkans would be ‘grave mistake’: official
A failure to agree to open EU membership negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania would be a “grave mistake,” European Council President Donald Tusk believes, a senior EU official said on Thursday.
UK PM Johnson expresses confidence parliament will back his Brexit deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed confidence on Thursday that British lawmakers would back the Brexit deal he clinched with the European Union, saying most agreed it was time to “get this thing done”.
Pence says Turkey, U.S. agree ceasefire in northeast Syria
Turkey has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in northeast Syria to allow for withdrawal of Kurdish forces, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday after talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Merkel says EU must forge free UK trade deal very quickly
Britain and the European Union need to conclude a free trade agreement as soon as possible after Britain’s exit from the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, hours after the two parties sealed a divorce deal.
Mexico flies 300 Indian migrants to New Delhi in ‘unprecedented’ mass deportation
Mexico has deported over 300 Indian nationals to New Delhi, the National Migration Institute (INM) said late on Wednesday, calling it an unprecedented transatlantic deportation.
Gunmen raid cafes in Libya capital to curb social freedoms
Gunmen raided two trendy seafront cafes in the Libyan capital Tripoli this month to banish unmarried couples and impose strict religious codes, witnesses said, in a move that has alarmed civil liberties defenders.
UK heading for ‘fairly hard’ Brexit if Johnson deal passes
Britain will be on course for more distant economic ties with the European Union, making the country poorer, if Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins parliamentary backing for the Brexit deal he clinched with Brussels on Thursday.
