Turkey’s Erdogan says hope of a political resolution in Syria stronger than ever
Hopes for a political resolution to the conflict in Syria have never been stronger, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, following a Syria summit with his Iranian and Russian counterparts on Thursday.
Russia says no signs of U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had not noted any big changes suggesting the United States was moving to withdraw its troops from Syria, following an order from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Putin to Turkey and Iran: We must crush militants in Syria’s Idlib
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkey and Iran on Thursday he wanted them to devise a joint plan to wipe out what he called “a hotbed of terrorists” in Syria’s Idlib region, an idea Moscow has so far tried and failed to sell to Ankara.
Iran says U.S. should leave Syria, change its Middle East policy
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the presence of its arch foe the United States in the Middle East harmed countries in the region and called on Washington to fully withdraw its troops from the country.
EU lawmakers urge Saudi Arabia to end women’s guardianship system
The European Parliament urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to abolish its male guardianship system, under which women have to seek permission from their guardian on issues such as getting married, saying it and other rules reduce women to second-class citi…
Security forces round up protesters in central Khartoum: witnesses
Security forces fired teargas to disperse hundreds of protesters close to the Sudan’s presidential palace on Thursday, before plainclothes officers armed with plastic piping rounded up around 30 people, witnesses said.
Brexit row risks ruining PM May’s date with parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May could be defeated in parliament on Thursday over her plan to renegotiate the Brexit deal, undermining her pledge to the European Union that, with changes, she can get the agreement approved.
‘I’m a political prisoner’, Catalan separatist leader tells court
Former Catalan deputy leader Oriol Junqueras, standing trial in Madrid for rebellion, said on Thursday he was a political prisoner and insisted his region had the right to secede from Spain.
Didn’t read the memo? Dutch brandish big blue Brexit monster
With quiet government bureaucracy failing to motivate Dutch businesses to prepare for Britain’s planned departure from the European Union, Foreign Minister Stef Blok turned on Thursday to an unorthodox tactic: a big, blue Brexit monster.
Venezuelan opposition envoy urges international help to get aid in
The Venezuelan opposition’s envoy to the United States accused the government of President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday of blocking humanitarian aid to the country and urged the international community to help open “thousands of windows” to let assistanc…
