Deal on Brexit is possible by November 21: Irish foreign minister
A deal on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union is possible by November 21, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday, but it will require British negotiators in particular to step up efforts.
Turkey says Khashoggi killing not possible without orders from senior positions
The killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi could not have been carried out without orders from someone in a senior position, the spokesman for Turkey’s ruling AK Party said on Wednesday.
Egypt hosts Arab military exercises in what could develop into an ‘Arab NATO’
Armed forces and observers from eight Arab countries are converging on Egypt for exercises starting on Saturday, the Egyptian military said on Wednesday, in a move that could evolve into a regional pact to counter Iran’s influence.
Protests after Pakistan frees Christian woman sentenced to death over blasphemy
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday freed a Christian woman from a death sentence for blasphemy against Islam and overturned her conviction, sparking angry protests and death threats from an ultra-Islamist party and cheers from human rights advocates…
Turkish forces shell northern Syria, Kurdish-led force responds
Turkish forces shelled a Kurdish-controlled area of northern Syria, killing four Kurdish militants, Turkish state broadcaster TRT said on Wednesday, and Kurdish-led forces said they responded to Turkish attacks by hitting a Turkish army vehicle.
Britain must be ‘considered’ in any response to Saudi: Hunt
Britain has to be “considered” in its response to Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and its role in Yemen because of commercial interests and a fear of “unintended consequences”, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday….
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
The Saudi-led coalition has massed thousands of troops near Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, local military sources said on Wednesday, in a move to pressure Iranian-aligned Houthi insurgents to return to U.N.-sponsored peace talks.
British PM May backs call for de-escalation in Yemen
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday backed a U.S. call for a cessation of hostilities in the Yemen war, a conflict that has killed at least 10,000 people and brought on the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Turkish military says it killed 23 PKK militants in air strikes in northern Iraq
Turkey’s military carried out air strikes in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing 23 militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), it said on Twitter.
New migrant caravan departs Salvadoran capital for U.S.
About 2,000 migrants began walking north from El Salvador’s capital on Wednesday, the latest of several groups trying to reach the United States, even as President Donald Trump increases pressure to halt the flow of people.
