Jordan braces for more anti-austerity protests
Jordanian authorities deployed hundreds of riot police in the capital and warned activists to stay within the law on Thursday ahead of another protest against the government’s tough austerity measures backed by the International Monetary Fund.
Mexico will pay for wall with trade, Trump says after call with Mexican president
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Mexico is paying for a border wall through trade and he did not mention the subject on a call with his Mexican counterpart, as he focuses on getting the U.S. Congress to fund the project.
Make your Brexit mind up: EU leader’s Xmas wish for May
If Britons would just make their minds up about what they want for Brexit, the European Union will help make it happen, one EU leader said in a light-hearted tweet as a pre-Christmas summit got under way.
No Trump-Putin meeting while Russia holds Ukraine ships: Bolton
There will be no meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin while Russia still holds Ukrainian ships and sailors seized near Crimea, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday.
Brexit vote will happen next month, before Jan. 21: May’s spokeswoman
British Prime Minister Theresa May will put her Brexit deal to a vote in parliament as soon as possible in January, and definitely before Jan. 21, her spokeswoman told reporters on Thursday.
Italy’s lower deficit goal: a politically useful fudge
Italy’s surprise decision to sharply cut its budget deficit goal does little to address the problems of its finances or a deeper debate over EU fiscal rules, but may serve the real purpose of easing market pressure and playing for time.
Police hunt Strasbourg market gunman, dead or alive
Armed French police launched an operation in Strasbourg’s Neudorf neighborhood on Thursday as they pursue the hunt for a gunman who killed three people in an attack on a Christmas market.
Bolton frustrated Western Sahara conflict has not been resolved
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday he had great “frustration” over the fact that the conflict in Western Sahara has not been resolved.
Captured Ukrainian navy captains tell Russia: We won’t testify
Two Ukrainian navy captains being held in a Russian jail have refused to provide testimony because they consider themselves prisoners of war, their lawyers said on Wednesday.
Somalia arrests ex-Islamist militant running for regional presidency
Somalia arrested on Thursday a former Islamist militant who seeking election as a regional president, sparking clashes between his supporters and security forces.
