New premier urges Algerians to accept dialogue
Algeria’s new prime minister said on Thursday he would form a temporary government of technocrats and others to work toward political change in response to weeks of street protests, and he urged the opposition to join in a dialogue.
NATO edges toward Trump’s spending demands, Germany lags
More European allies in NATO increased defense spending in 2018, with sharp rises in the Baltics, Poland and the Netherlands, but only six governments met a target sought by the United States – while Germany lagged and Canadian outlays fell.
Sex, lies and video: scandals rock K-pop world
Police in South Korea questioned two K-pop stars and two other singers resigned on Thursday, as accusations of sex tapes, prostitutes and secret chat about rape rocked the music industry and hit entertainment stocks.
Indian groups urge boycott of Chinese goods to ‘teach a lesson’ after U.N. setback
An Indian traders’ body and the economic wing of an influential Hindu nationalist group called for a boycott of Chinese products on Thursday, after China foiled a bid to blacklist the head of a Pakistan-based militant group that claimed a suicide attac…
Hungary’s Orban asks European conservatives not to expel his party
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has written letters of apology to European politicians who called for the expulsion of his Fidesz party from the main European conservative group, but several of them said it wasn’t good enough.
Northern Ireland’s DUP: tweaks to Brexit deal not enough to win their support
The Northern Ireland party that props up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government told a BBC reporter on Thursday that “tweaks” to her Brexit deal would not be sufficient to persuade them to back it in parliament.
UK lawmakers seek to force indicative votes on Brexit next steps
British lawmakers submitted on Thursday a proposal calling for parliament to take control of the Brexit process and hold a series of indicative votes on what the country should do next, one of the lawmakers behind the plan said.
Ireland says extension of 21 months would allow ‘rethink’ of Brexit
Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Thursday the European Union may offer Britain to delay its exit from the bloc by up to 21 months in what may lead to a “fundamental rethink” of British policy on the matter.
UK parliament to vote on Brexit delay, PM seeks to revive her deal
The British parliament was due to vote on Thursday on seeking a last-minute Brexit delay, while Prime Minister Theresa May piled renewed pressure on reluctant lawmakers to back her EU divorce deal at the third time of asking.
Pro-Brexit UK lawmaker says he won’t vote for May’s ‘rancid deal’
A euroskeptic lawmaker from British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party said on Thursday that he would not vote for her “rancid” Brexit deal, even if there was a risk of a long delay in Britain’s departure from the European Union.
