EU’s Tusk says ‘very close to final stretch’ on Brexit
European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday that the EU and Britain were “very close to the final stretch” of Brexit, with approval by the British parliament and the European Parliament the last steps to take.
Afghanistan suffers record 4,300 civilian casualties in three months: U.N.
A record 4,313 civilians were injured or killed in Afghanistan’s war against the Islamist Taliban between July and September, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Burundi arrests dozens in currency market crackdown
More than 40 people have been arrested in Burundi since the penalties for black market trading were increased last month, the ministry of public security has said.
Brexit deal will minimize short-term economy hit: Irish finance minister
The Brexit deal struck by Britain and the rest of the European Union will minimize much of Brexit’s short-term impact on the economies of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Thursday.
Italy retrieves seven bodies from October 7 migrant shipwreck
Italy has recovered the bodies of a child and six other people from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, more than a week after a crowded migrant boat capsized off the coast of the island of Lampedusa.
Top U.S. Senate Republican seeks stronger resolution on Syria
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday called for a Senate resolution on Syria that would be stronger than the measure condemning President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. forces that the House of Representatives passed a day earli…
Factbox: Details of new Brexit deal
The European Union has agreed a new Brexit deal with Britain. Here are the details.
UK’s Johnson believes lawmakers must choose his deal or disorderly Brexit: source
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes lawmakers have to choose between voting for his new Brexit deal or risking a disorderly exit from the EU because delaying the departure is no longer an option, a senior British official said.
Russia questions language of ‘unusual’ Trump letter to Erdogan
The Kremlin on Thursday questioned the tone of a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, saying it was highly unusual for correspondence between heads of state.
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
The 17-year-old South Sudanese refugee finally managed to escape after three months as a prisoner in a Cairo apartment where she was repeatedly gang raped, only to realize that she had become pregnant by one of her attackers.
