Pence arrives in Turkey for talks with Erdogan on Syria offensive
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived on Thursday in Ankara for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan over Turkey’s military offensive into northeastern Syria.
‘We have delivered’, Barnier says after agreeing Brexit deal
Britain and the European Commission have agreed a new withdrawal accord that will be presented to European Union leaders later on Thursday, the EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said.
Kurdish-led health authority in northeast Syria says 218 civilians killed in Turkish offensive
A Turkish offensive in northeast Syria has killed 218 civilians, including 18 children since it started a week ago, the Kurdish-led administration in the region said on Thursday
Northern Irish DUP says no to PM Johnson’s Brexit deal
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party said on Thursday its position on Brexit had not changed and it could not support the deal being proposed by Boris Johnson and the European Union.
UK PM Johnson hails ‘great’ new Brexit deal but DUP says ‘no’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that Britain and the European Union had agreed a “great” new Brexit deal but still faced resistance from the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) as he sought support for the deal.
Kremlin 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, which it called highly unusual for correspondence between heads of state.
Kremlin says worried by humanitarian fallout from Turkey’s Syria incursion
The Kremlin said on Thursday it was concerned by the humanitarian situation in northern Syria following Turkey’s decision to launch a military operation there.
Factbox: Hundreds of dignitaries to attend as Japan’s emperor declares enthronement
Japanese Emperor Naruhito is set to proclaim his enthronement to the world next week in a centuries-old ceremony attended by some 2,500 people, including heads of state and other dignitaries from nearly 200 countries.
EU’s Juncker says Brexit deal agreed
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Britain and the European Union agreed a new Brexit deal.
Brexit up in the air as key Northern Ireland party refuses to back draft
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s last-ditch attempt to clinch a Brexit deal was thrown into disarray hours before a European Union summit on Thursday when the Northern Irish party he needs to help ratify any agreement refused to support it.
