Yemeni warring parties agree to prisoner swap: U.N. special envoy
Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to a prisoner swap that will allow thousands of families to be reunited, United Nations special envoy Martin Griffiths said in Sweden on Thursday.
Yemen warring parties to convene for first talks in years
Yemen’s warring parties were set to convene in Sweden on Thursday for the first peace talks in two years, with millions of people on the verge of starvation and support eroding among Western allies for Saudi Arabia’s military campaign.
Swedish urges Yemeni parties to engage in constructive talks
Sweden’s foreign minister on Thursday urged Yemen’s opposing warring parties to engage in constructive talks being held in Stockholm this week.
At least two dead as rain and floods lash Cyprus
At least two people died in flooding in northern Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Thursday, as hail and rain hammered the island.
French authorities fear ‘great violence’ as yellow vest anger endures
French authorities are worried that another wave of “great violence” and rioting will be unleashed in Paris this weekend by a hard core of several thousand ‘yellow vest’ protesters, an official in the French presidency said on Thursday.
EU judges to rule on Brexit on eve of May’s crucial vote
The EU’s top court will say on Monday whether Britain can unilaterally halt Brexit, potentially offering a boost to those opposed to leaving the European Union on the very eve of a crucial and tumultuous vote in the British parliament.
Britain will be ready for a no deal Brexit: minister
Britain will be ready for a no deal Brexit by March next year but significant work will be required, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Thursday.
Afghan election complaint body says vote in capital Kabul invalid
Afghanistan’s Electoral Complaints Commission ruled on Thursday that votes cast in the capital Kabul during last October’s parliamentary election were invalid, citing fraud and mismanagement.
It’s my deal, no deal or no Brexit at all: UK PM May
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that British lawmakers faced a choice ahead of a vote on her Brexit deal: approving her deal or facing an exit with no deal or even the reversal of Brexit.
EU court to issue Brexit ruling on December 10
The European Court of Justice will deliver its judgment on whether Britain can unilaterally reverse its move to leave the European Union on Monday, Dec. 10, at 0800 GMT, the court said on Thursday.
