Cleric flees Uzbekistan after Muslim headscarf row
An Uzbek imam who ran into trouble for urging President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to lift a school headscarf ban said he has left the mainly Muslim nation due to pressure from security services.
Britain removes word ‘unlikely’ from no-deal Brexit guidance
The British government has removed the word “unlikely” from its official Brexit guidance telling companies and citizens how to prepare for a disorderly exit where the UK leaves the European Union without a deal.
Irish PM: hard border only a problem if Britain changes rules post-no deal Brexit
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday that “difficulties” around a hard border with Northern Ireland would arise only if Britain left the European Union without a withdrawal agreement and subsequently changed its laws.
Spiegel journalist who made up facts loses awards from Reporter Forum, CNN
German journalist Claas Relotius has returned four press awards after weekly magazine Der Spiegel found he had fabricated facts in a number of articles, the German press association that hands out the prize said on Thursday.
U.S., allies to condemn China for economic espionage, charge hackers: source
The United States and about a dozen allies are expected on Thursday to condemn China for efforts to steal other countries’ trade secrets and technologies and to compromise government computers, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Mexican president says military will build new airport
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that the armed forces would build a new airport he plans for Mexico City at a military air base in the town of Santa Lucia north of the capital.
German court partially overturns war crimes verdict for Rwandan
Germany’s top appeal court has partially overturned the conviction of a former Rwandan rebel group leader for abetting war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, citing a lack of evidence and referring it to a different court.
UK ministers focused on getting Brexit deal through parliament, May says
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that her cabinet’s focus was on building support for her Brexit deal after different ministers floated contrasting back-up plans should her Brexit deal fail to pass in parliament next month.
LGBT parents challenge stereotypes in China
Heads turn when An Hui and Ye Jianbin walk down a street in the Chinese city of Shenzhen with their triplets, who were conceived with help from a human egg donor and a surrogate mother.
U.S. representative for Syria cancels U.N. meetings: U.S. officials
The United States’ special representative for Syria has canceled his planned meetings at the United Nations on Thursday to discuss the Syria peace process, U.S. officials said.
