Factbox: Brexit – What will happen in the British parliament on Feb. 14?
The British parliament is set to hold a debate on Brexit on Feb. 14 but this is not a re-run of a vote last month on whether to approve the exit deal Prime Minister Theresa May’s negotiated with the European Union.
EU agrees to work with British PM on Brexit demands
The European Union on Thursday promised to work with Theresa May on “whether a way through can be found” to avoid the disruption of a no-deal Brexit after the British prime minister demanded changes to the divorce deal to get it through parliament.
Russia tells Turkey to do more to clear Syria’s Idlib of militants
Russia would like Turkey to do more to tackle militants in Syria’s Idlib province and fulfil promises it made as part of a deal with Moscow last year, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
Leaked files reveal Iran’s post-revolution crackdown on journalists
The Iranian government arrested, imprisoned or executed at least 860 journalists in the three decades between the Islamic revolution in 1979 and 2009, according to documents leaked to media monitoring group Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF).
Thailand to investigate disappearance of Vietnamese asylum-seeker
Thailand will investigate the disappearance of a dissident Vietnamese journalist after a rights group said he may have been abducted from Bangkok where he applied for U.N. refugee status, a senior immigration official said on Thursday.
Norwegian plane lands at Stockholm airport after bomb threat
A Norwegian Air Shuttle plane with 169 passengers on board returned to Arlanda airport outside Stockholm on Thursday after receiving a bomb threat and is being evacuated, Swedish police said.
India’s Congress to scrap law punishing Muslim men for instant divorce if voted back to power
India’s main opposition Congress party said on Thursday it would scrap a decree passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government prescribing jail terms for Muslim men seeking an instant divorce if the party wins an election due by May.
Factbox: What Brexit legislation does Britain still need to pass before EU exit?
Britain is due to leave the European Union on March 29, yet in reality the deadline for reaching an exit deal with the European Union is likely to be well before that date if parliament is to pass necessary legislation in time.
Russia offers to help U.S. on Afghan peace talks with Taliban: RIA
Russia is ready to help the United States advance its negotiations with the Taliban on withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s foreign ministry as saying on Thursday.
Zimbabwe churches try to broker dialogue after opposition snubs Mnangagwa talks
Zimbabwe’s churches on Thursday sought to broker talks between the government and its opponents over a political and economic crisis they said had left the country “angry and traumatized”, after the main opposition snubbed a meeting with the president….
