Human rights in Morocco deteriorate in 2017-18: rights group
Morocco’s most influential rights group AMDH deplored on Thursday what it said was a surge in political and arbitrary detentions of human rights campaigners, journalists and social activists.
UK sports minister resigns in protest at gambling reform ‘delay’
British sports minister Tracey Crouch resigned from government on Thursday, accusing it of delaying a proposed reform of gambling regulations.
EU weighs Irish border compromise in tentative Brexit deal: FT
The European Union is weighing a compromise on a plan for Northern Ireland that would give Britain stronger guarantees that a customs border would not be needed along the Irish Sea, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Brazil to investigate obstruction allegations in murder of councilwoman
Brazilian federal police will investigate accusations of obstruction of justice in the probe of the murder of a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman, Public Security Minister Raul Jungmann said on Wednesday.
U.N. urges end to U.S. embargo on Cuba, U.S. raises rights concerns
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted its 27th annual resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba after a failed bid by Washington to amend the text to push Cuba to improve its human rights record.
Amid Pittsburgh funerals, synagogue suspect pleads not guilty
The man accused of fatally shooting 11 worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue during Sabbath prayers pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal hate crimes charges and other offenses as the city’s Jewish community buried three more of its dead.
Turkey starts joint patrols with U.S. troops in Syria but strikes U.S. allies
Turkish and U.S. troops began joint patrols in northern Syria on Thursday aimed at averting clashes between Turkey and Washington’s Kurdish allies, but Turkey pressed on with a new threatened offensive nearby to crush the Kurds.
Trump, Xi upbeat on U.S.-China trade disputes ahead of meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping both expressed optimism on Thursday about resolving their bitter trade disputes ahead of a high-stakes meeting planned for the two leaders at the end of November in Argentina.
UK sports minister resigns in protest at gambling reform ‘delay’: BBC
British sports minister Tracey Crouch resigned from government on Thursday, the BBC reported, in a row over whether ministers had delayed a proposed implementation of gambling reforms.
Trump, Erdogan discuss northern Syria: Turkish presidency
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Manbij and Idlib in northern Syria in a call on Thursday and stressed their determination to strengthen ties, Erdogan’s office said.
