Turkey’s Erdogan not to meet Saudi Crown Prince at G20 summit: A Haber
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would not meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to Argentina for the G20 summit, broadcaster A Haber reported on Thursday, after his spokesman said a meeting could happen.
UK PM May to make statement to parliament on Brexit at 1500 GMT
British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a statement on Brexit to parliament at 1500 GMT on Thursday, the House of Commons said on Twitter.
Ethiopia chooses dissident to head vote board as PM presses reforms
Ethiopia chose a former exiled dissident to head its election board on Thursday – part of a dizzying shake-up by the new prime minister that has brought rebels back into the political mainstream and curbed the establishment.
Bomb attack on hideout of Haqqani militants kills three in Pakistan
A bomb targeting Haqqani network militants in their hideout in Pakistan’s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan killed three people on Thursday, including two militants, a security official and a militant source said.
UK security service missed chances to thwart Manchester attack: lawmakers
Britain’s MI5 security service missed potential opportunities to prevent a 2017 suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, senior lawmakers said in a report on Thursday.
U.S. military says strikes killed six militants in Somalia
The U.S. military killed six al Shabaab militants in Somalia when it launched two airstrikes against targets near Haradere town in Galmudug state to the northeast of the capital, it said on Thursday.
EU, Britain agree on draft deal for post-Brexit ties, await summit approval
Britain and the European Union have agreed a draft text setting out a close post-Brexit economic relationship, paving the way for a summit of EU leaders to endorse the deal, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday.
EU, Britain agree on draft deal on post-Brexit ties, await summit approval
Britain and the European Union have agreed in principle to a text setting out their future relationship that can be endorsed by EU leaders at a summit, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday.
Highlights of EU, UK declaration on post-Brexit ties
Here are key elements of a 26-page Political Declaration on EU-UK ties after Brexit, due to be approved by leaders on Sunday. The full text is here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu//media/37059/20181121-cover-political-declaration.pdf
Tunisian public workers protest over pay, more than half a million strike
About 650,000 public sector workers went on strike and thousands protested across Tunisia on Thursday over the government’s refusal to raise wages amid threats from international lenders to stop financing Tunisia’s tattered economy.
