EU’s Tusk says will call special Brexit summit mid-November
European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday he would call an extra Brexit summit of European Union leaders around mid-November to finalize a deal with Britain.
Ousted ex-PM Sharif, daughter set to be freed during appeal
A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release from jail of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending prison sentences a lower court handed down in July over the purchase of upscale apartments in London.
‘Pakistan always stands by Saudi Arabia,’ Khan tells Arabiya TV
Pakistan ”always stands by Saudi Arabia,” Prime Minister Imran Khan told Arabiya TV on Wednesday, during a visit to the kingdom.
Uganda bans rallies by supporters of pop star ahead of his return from U.S.
Uganda on Wednesday banned rallies to welcome a prominent opponent of President Yoweri Museveni home from the United States where he received treatment for injuries he said were sustained during torture by security forces.
Amnesty says crackdown turns Egypt into an ‘open air prison’ for critics
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Egypt’s government of mounting a crackdown on freedom of expression that had turned the country into an “open-air prison” for critics.
Russia says Taliban ready to attend Afghan peace talks in Moscow: RIA
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday the Taliban was prepared to attend multilateral peace talks on Afghanistan in Moscow, RIA news agency reported.
Prominent British Conservative distances himself from Steve Bannon
One of the leading British politicians pushing for a sharp exit from the European Union, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says he has no interest in joining a campaign to disrupt EU operations organized by former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon.
Rights group urges Kyrgyzstan to end ‘abusive crackdown’ on extremism
Kyrgyzstan has convicted hundreds of people for extremism by using an excessively broad definition of the crime, Human Rights Watch said and it urged the largely Muslim Central Asian nation to review such cases.
May presses her Brexit plan with EU to avoid disorderly UK departure
Prime Minister Theresa May will press EU leaders on Wednesday to back her proposal for a “fair arrangement” on future ties between Britain and the bloc, call off “unacceptable” demands and show the goodwill needed to avoid a disorderly Brexit.
North Korea’s Kim agrees to inspections in bid to salvage nuclear talks
North Korea said on Wednesday it would permanently abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, in a new gesture by leader Kim Jong Un to revive faltering talks with Washington over his country’s nuclear program.
