Turkey has no intention to take Khashoggi case to international court: minister
Turkey has no intention of taking the case regarding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to an international court but would share information if an international investigation was launched, its foreign minister said on Thursday.
UK and EU close to agreeing Brexit deal, UK’s Raab says
The United Kingdom and the European Union are close to agreeing a Brexit deal, Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday.
British ‘all-UK’ backstop falls short, may be part of solution: Irish PM
Britain’s proposal that a so-called “all-UK” backstop provide an insurance mechanism to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland falls short of EU demands but could form part of a solution, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday.
China says military will act ‘at any cost’ to prevent Taiwan split
China’s military will take action “at any cost” to foil any attempt to separate the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, the country’s defense minister said on Thursday.
Ethiopia’s parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as first female president
Ethiopia’s parliament has approved senior diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president, proceedings on state television showed, cementing another shift in the country’s political system from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Worried about iPhone eavesdroppers? China says Trump may need a Huawei
China’s foreign ministry has some suggestions for the Trump administration if they are worried about foreign eavesdropping on the U.S. president’s iPhone: use a Huawei handset instead.
U.S., EU nations express ‘serious concerns’ about Pakistan’s aid group crackdown
Western nations, including the United States and European countries, have expressed “serious concerns” to Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan about a crackdown on aid groups, diplomats said.
Ex-French president Sarkozy loses latest court appeal in campaign financing case
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost an appeal against an earlier decision to send him to trial over charges of illegal campaign financing, and his lawyer said he would challenge the decision in France’s highest appeals court.
Japanese hostage returns home after three years in Syrian ‘hell’
A 44-year-old Japanese freelance journalist arrives home on Thursday to an uncertain welcome more than three years after militants in Syria captured and held him in what he described as a physical and mental “hell”.
Tongan princess greets Harry and Meghan in South Pacific nation
A Tongan princess welcomed Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Thursday when they arrived in the tiny South Pacific nation, before driving into the capital as thousands of schoolchildren cheered and waved flags along the way.
