Brexit minister Raab quits UK government over May’s EU deal
Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab resigned on Thursday in protest at Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal for leaving the European Union.
Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan kill at least 30 security forces
Major assaults by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, mounted with the aim of weakening the government’s grip on the region, have killed at least 30 Afghan security forces, officials said on Thursday.
Rohingya protest in Bangladesh; launch of repatriation postponed: sources
Hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh protested on Thursday against any attempt to send them back to Myanmar after sources in Bangladesh said the launch of a repatriation plan had been postponed.
Britain’s Brexit minister Raab quits
Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab resigned on Thursday in protest at Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal for leaving the European Union.
Scottish Conservatives warn PM May on post-Brexit fishing
Scottish lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s party warned her on Thursday that their 13 votes in parliament were conditional on getting assurances about how the fishing industry would operate after Brexit.
Russia’s Putin to meet Pence in Singapore on Thursday: source
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on the sidelines of an international conference in Singapore on Thursday, a source in the Russian delegation there said.
Irish foreign minister says May’s Brexit is ‘only deal on the table’
The withdrawal agreement negotiated by Britain and the EU and approved by Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet on Wednesday is “the only deal on the table”, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.
UK health minister hopes for no more resignations after Brexit draft deal agreed
Britain’s health minister Matt Hancock said that he hoped there would not be any more resignations from Prime Minister Theresa May’s government.
Germany wants close ties with UK after ‘so sad’ Brexit: minister
Germany’s Europe Minister Michael Roth said that, while Berlin did not want a Brexit, it was in the interests of both sides that Britain and the EU have close ties after the country leaves the bloc.
Ethiopia arrests ex deputy intelligence chief in corruption, rights crackdown
Ethiopia said on Thursday it had arrested the former deputy intelligence chief after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration launched a crackdown this week on senior security officials suspected of human rights abuses and corruption.
