Twelve Congolese soldiers killed in clashes in Ebola-hit east
Twelve Congolese soldiers were killed and dozens wounded in clashes with militias on Wednesday in which seven U.N peacekeepers were also killed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola-hit east, government spokesman Lambert Mende said.
Maltese PM says ready to quit if implicated in probe into mystery firm
Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Friday he was ready to resign if implicated by official inquiries into a mystery Dubai firm and its links to companies set up in Panama by his chief of staff and former energy minister.
Migrants in Tijuana feel squeeze from both sides of U.S. border
Central American migrants on Mexico’s northern border are coming under pressure from two sides as the Trump administration blocks asylum to anyone entering the United States illegally, while local politicians question whether they should be in Mexico.
EU states offer Britain ‘ambitious’ ties after Brexit, but no frictionless trade
European Union states said on Friday that they wanted an “ambitious” future relationship with Britain but that this would not mean frictionless trade, as they met to prepare a text by Nov 25 to accompany the draft Brexit deal.
Bottles, chili paste thrown as Sri Lanka parliament descends into farce
Sri Lanka’s parliament descended into chaos for a second day on Friday as lawmakers supporting newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa threw books, chili paste and water bottles at the speaker to try to disrupt a second no-confidence motion.
Irish PM says hard border highly likely without Brexit deal
Ireland’s prime minister said on Friday his government would find it very difficult to avoid imposing a hard border on Northern Ireland if Britain crashes out of the European Union without an exit agreement.
Turkey sentences six people to life in prison for Istanbul airport attack: state news agency
A Turkish court has handed life prison sentences to six people convicted over a 2016 attack at Istanbul’s main Ataturk airport which killed 45 people, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Friday.
Canada’s Trudeau uses Trump card to attack main political rival
Donald Trump is so unpopular in Canada that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is using the specter of the U.S. president to attack his conservative rival ahead of a national election set for next year.
Sri Lanka president rejects Rajapaksa no-confidence vote: lawmaker
Sri Lanka’s president has rejected a second no-confidence motion passed on Friday against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, appointed late last month in place of Ranil Wickremesinghe, a loyalist lawmaker said.
At least 42 feared dead as flames gut bus in Zimbabwe
At least 42 people were feared dead after flames swept through a passenger bus driving through southern Zimbabwe towards South Africa overnight, state media said.
