Syrian Kurdish-led authority urges corridor for civilians to leave border town
The Kurdish-led authority in northeast Syria called for a corridor “to evacuate dead and wounded civilians” from Ras al-Ain town which Turkish forces have pushed into.
Judge extends custody of man suspected of locking Dutch family on farm
A Dutch court on Thursday extended the custody of the man who paid the rent on a farmhouse where six members of a family were found locked away in a secret room this week.
Mexican president says airport serving capital to operate by 2021
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said construction on an airport north of Mexico City will begin on Thursday and the site will open by 2021, despite a slew of legal hurdles that have slowed work on the project.
Northern Ireland’s DUP says it can’t support Johnson’s Brexit deal
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said on Thursday it could not support Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit agreement with the European Union, complicating his task of getting it approved by parliament.
Factbox: British reactions to new Brexit deal
The European Union and the British government have clinched a new deal setting the terms of Britain’s exit from the bloc.
Despite Tunisia’s vote for change, enduring miseries drive youth exodus
It only took 10 minutes for Fakher Hmidi to slip out of his house, past the cafes where unemployed men spend their days, and reach the creek through the mud flats where a small boat would ferry him to the migrant ship heading from Tunisia to Italy.
U.S. may issue additional sanctions on Turkey: White House adviser Kudlow
The United States is prepared to levy additional sanctions on Turkey if necessary, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday as Washington seeks to halt Ankara’s offensive into northeastern Syria.
Russia says it is starting to resume U.S. cyber cooperation: TASS
Russia and the United States are gradually starting to resume cooperation on cyber security, TASS news agency cited the head of Russia’s FSB Federal Security Service as saying on Thursday.
Johnson urges UK parliament to approve Brexit deal without delay
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he hoped the British parliament would approve the new Brexit deal agreed between his government and the European Union so that Britain could exit the bloc on Oct. 31 with no more delay.
Houses torched, hundreds homeless near site of Indonesia’s new capital
A clash between two Indonesian communities reignited near the site of the Southeast Asian country’s planned new capital, police said on Thursday, with rioters burning down scores of houses, leaving hundreds homeless.
