UK’s Hammond sees ‘opportunity’ for Brexit vote next week
British lawmakers could be given a vote on a revised Brexit deal as soon as next week as negotiators in Brussels scramble to clinch last-minute changes to a divorce accord that would avoid a potentially disorderly exit from the European Union.
Ukraine security service accuses Russia of meddling in election
Ukraine’s State Security Service SBU accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the electoral process in Ukraine by creating illegal structures to help guarantee victory for a certain candidate.
Statue of Polish Solidarity priest accused of pedophilia removed
A statue of a priest who was leading figure in the movement that toppled Communism in Poland was removed by protesters, who accused the Catholic Church of neglecting accusations that he sexually abused minors.
Sudanese security forces arrest prominent party leaders: opposition member
Sudanese security forces arrested around two dozen opposition members on Thursday who were on their way to deliver a petition to the presidential palace calling for President Omar al-Bashir to step down, a leading member of the opposition said.
No tsunami warning after Japan quake: state broadcaster
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 hit Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi expected at U.N. in Geneva next week
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been criticized by the West over the government’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims and other human rights concerns, is scheduled to speak at the United Nations in Geneva next week, a U.N. official said o…
Brexit defections reveal frayed fabric of UK politics
Brexit has torn the fabric of Britain’s political system, say a group of 11 lawmakers behind a dramatic series of defections that have sent shockwaves through one of the world’s oldest and most stable parliaments.
Britain, EU closer to possible agreement on Brexit: EU diplomats
The European Union and Britain are moving towards a separate legal statement in which the bloc would again stress the temporary nature of the so-called Brexit backstop for the Irish border, diplomats in Brussels said.
Drone briefly shuts down operations at Dublin airport
Flight operations at Dublin airport were briefly suspended on Thursday due to the confirmed sighting of a drone over the airfield, Ireland’s largest airport said, the first time such disruption has been caused at an Irish airport.
Congo police executed 27 in anti-gang operation: Human Rights Watch
An international rights group on Thursday accused Congolese police of summarily executing at least 27 people, some of whom were bound, strangled and mutilated in a crackdown on gangs in the capital Kinshasa last year.
