Irish PM says no ‘dramatic moves’ to report in Brexit talks
Ireland has not received any indications that there have been “dramatic moves” by either side toward progress in Brexit talks, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday.
Exceptional no more? Merkel’s Bavarian allies face watershed moment
For decades the conservative Christian Social Union has run the state of Bavaria – famous for BMWs, beer festivals and the Bayern Munich soccer club – as it sees fit, ignoring the vagaries of German national politics.
Warplanes strike Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region: monitor, rescuers
Air strikes hit parts of the Idlib region in northwest Syria, the country’s last major insurgent stronghold, a war monitoring group and a rescue service said on Thursday.
Iran speaker hopes agreement on Idlib will be clinched at Tehran summit
Iran’s speaker of parliament said on Thursday he hoped the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran would reach a final agreement on Syria’s rebel-held enclave of Idlib at a summit in Tehran on Friday, Russian news agencies reported.
UK government to cut pay of Northern Ireland deputies amid deadlock: source
The British government is planning to cut the pay of members of Northern Ireland’s parliament in its latest attempt to break a political deadlock that has left the region with no government for 20 months, a government source said.
UK plans legislation to allow Northern Ireland to keep delivering public services: minister
The British government will bring forward legislation to allow Northern Ireland, whose devolved assembly has not sat for 19 months, to continue delivering public services as London plans more talks to help break the deadlock in the province.
American trainer killed in Riyadh helicopter crash: Saudi state media
An American trainer working with Saudi Arabia’s National Guard was killed on Thursday in a helicopter crash in Riyadh in the course of a routine activity, a statement published by state media said.
U.S., India seal military communications pact, plan more exercises
India and the United States signed an accord on secure military communications that both sides hailed as a breakthrough on Thursday, possibly opening the way for sales of sensitive U.S. military equipment to India.
U.S. says not seeking to punish India for its Russia arms purchases
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was not seeking to punish India for its proposed purchase of a missile defense system from Russia.
Brazil Supreme Court rejects latest Lula appeal to run for presidency
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday rejected the latest appeal by jailed former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, that he be allowed to run in next month’s election.
