UK says free flow of personal data from EU not guaranteed if no-deal Brexit
British organizations will need to agree new contracts to ensure they can continue to receive personal data about their customers or workers in the European Union if the UK leaves the bloc without a deal next year, the UK government said on Thursday.
Spanish parliament votes to exhume remains of dictator Franco
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday voted to remove the remains of dictator Francisco Franco from a mausoleum where tens of thousands of victims of the 1936-39 civil war that brought him to power are also laid to rest.
Scotland’s SNP to target 50,000 voters in ‘day of action’ on independence
Nicola Sturgeon’s ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), which backs independence from the United Kingdom, is targeting 50,000 people in a “day of action” later this month aimed at building support for secession.
U.S. imposes North Korea-related sanctions on Russian, Chinese firms
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two firms, one in Russia and one in China, for supporting North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.
Iran says missile attack on Kurdish dissidents a warning to hostile powers
The chief of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Thursday that Tehran’s missile attack on an Iranian Kurdish rebel base in northern Iraq last week was a warning to hostile powers, Iranian state television reported.
U.N. shares locations of Idlib hospitals and schools, hoping to protect them
U.N. officials have notified Russia, Turkey and the United States of the GPS coordinates of 235 schools, hospitals and other civilian sites in the Syrian province of Idlib, in the hope the move will help protect them from being attacked.
German spy chief has lost credibility, minister says
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Thursday that the head of the domestic intelligence agency had lost his credibility and that consequences should follow.
UK should extend Brexit withdrawal period if needed: Scottish minister
Britain should extend the time period to negotiate its exit from the European Union to avoid the crippling cost of a “no-deal” Brexit, Scotland’s constitutional relations minister Michael Russell said on Thursday.
EU leaders to discuss November Brexit summit next week: diplomat
European Union leaders will discuss when they meet in Austria next week whether to hold a special summit on Brexit in November, a senior EU diplomat said on Thursday.
Row over spymaster’s future splits German coalition
Leaders of Germany’s ruling parties will hold a crisis meeting on Thursday to try to agree whether the head of the domestic intelligence agency should keep his job, two government sources told Reuters.
