Weakened May turns to Brussels for Brexit help, but EU cautious
Britain’s weakened prime minister, Theresa May, said on Thursday she did not expect to secure an immediate breakthrough in Brexit talks that would provide her fractured party with the kind of reassurances needed to get her deal through parliament.
We are prepared to accommodate May on Brexit: Austria’s Kurz
European Union leaders are prepared to approach Prime Minister Theresa May in her attempts to find a Brexit deal that would command support in the British parliament, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Thursday.
Maldives tells U.N. climate talks: ‘We are not prepared to die’
The Maldives will do all in its power to keep “our heads above water”, the head of its delegation at U.N. climate talks said on Thursday in an impassioned appeal for nations to overcome their divisions over how to tackle global warming.
Yemen’s warring parties agree to Hodeidah ceasefire at end of peace talks
Yemen’s warring parties agreed to a ceasefire in the Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah and placing it under local control at the close of talks on Thursday in a breakthrough for U.N.-led peace efforts to end the war.
Palestinian gunman kills two Israelis in West Bank: Israeli military
A Palestinian gunman killed two Israelis at a bus station in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Israel’s military said, after Israeli forces killed two Hamas fugitives who carried out earlier attacks.
Sri Lanka court rules parliament dissolution illegal in setback for president
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to dissolve parliament ahead of its term is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, a setback for the embattled leader in his dispute with an ousted prime minister.
Award-winning Chinese photographer arrested in Xinjiang, wife says
An award-winning Chinese photographer has been arrested in China’s far-flung western Xinjiang region, his wife said on Thursday, though it is unclear on what charges he is being held.
Britain’s May says she does not expect immediate Brexit breakthrough
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she did not expect an immediate breakthrough in talks with the European Union to get the kind of reassurances she believes are necessary to get her Brexit deal through parliament.
EU lawmakers push Czech PM Babis over conflict of interest
European Union lawmakers backed a resolution on Thursday calling on the EU’s executive to act against suspected conflicts of interest involving Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and halt funding to his former business empire.
NATO to send Kiev signals equipment after latest Ukraine-Russia spat
NATO will supply Ukraine’s military with secure communication equipment this month, its head Jens Stoltenberg told President Petro Poroshenko at a meeting on Thursday called to discuss an escalation of Kiev’s conflict with Moscow.
