Corbyn says told Barnier must avoid Irish hard border
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said after meeting EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels on Thursday that a deal on Britain’s withdrawal must ensure that trade across the Ireland-Northern Ireland border is not disrupted.
EU’s Barnier says, after Corbyn meeting, wants orderly Brexit
The European Union’s Brexit chief Michel Barnier said on Thursday he had listened to the views of Britain’s opposition Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn, and wanted to ensure Britain’s orderly withdrawal from the bloc.
At U.N., U.S. at odds with China, Russia over North Korea sanctions
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that they must “set the example” by enforcing sanctions on North Korea as China and Russia suggested the council consider easing the tough measures.
Britain tells Iran it will not let matter of detained aid worker rest
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday he had had a frank discussion with his Iranian counterpart about detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and that he would not let the matter rest.
Pompeo tells U.N. only path for North Korea is diplomacy, denuclearization
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that if North Korea strays from the path of diplomacy and denuclearization if will “inevitably lead to ever increasing isolation and pressure.”
South African anti-apartheid campaigner Tutu in hospital for tests
Retired South African archbishop and anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital for a series of tests, his office said on Thursday.
Swiss-EU talks still short of clinching treaty: Swiss foreign minister
Swiss talks with the European Union have not made enough progress so far to clinch a new treaty due to differences over rules to protect high Swiss wages from cross-border competition, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told parliament on Thursday.
U.S.-led fight on Islamic State killed more than 1,100 civilians: Pentagon
More than 1,100 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
Italy coalition targets economy minister as budget deadline looms
A clash between Italy’s ruling parties and their technocrat economy minister intensified on Thursday hours before the government was to unveil its first budget targets, sparking a sell off of state bonds on fears the minister could quit.
Murdered British MP remembered in Brussels street sign
The city of Brussels named a square on Thursday after Jo Cox, the British lawmaker murdered during the Brexit referendum campaign, in a ceremony where her family lamented the continued ferocity of political debate.
