Ireland processing over 100 Brexit-related applications from finance firms: central bank
Ireland’s central bank has seen a surge in financial services firms seeking to set up or extend their operations in Ireland as a result of Brexit and is processing over 100 applications, its governor Philip Lane said on Thursday.
Irish PM Varadkar in Brussels as Brexit talks enter frenzied fortnight
Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar arrives in Brussels to meet European Union officials on Thursday as Brexit talks enter a frenzied fortnight designed to produce a divorce deal with Britain and a blueprint for future ties.
New British proposal for Irish border ‘step in right direction’: EU source
New British proposals for avoiding extensive border checks on the island of Ireland after Brexit are “a step in the right direction” and “make finding a compromise possible”, a European Union source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday.
Top EU court asked to decide if UK alone can reverse Brexit
The European Court of Justice has been asked to make a preliminary ruling on whether Britain alone can reverse its decision to leave the European Union, according to a statement by Scotland’s Court of Session on Thursday.
Attack on Congolese Red Cross Ebola ambulance wounds three volunteers
(This Oct. 3 story corrects headline, paragraph 1 to show volunteers were from Congolese Red Cross, not ICRC)
Ukraine expels Hungarian consul after passport row
Ukraine has given a Hungarian consul 72 hours to leave country after accusing his consulate of illegally issuing passports to ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Seven Turkish soldiers killed, three wounded in Kurdish militant attack: sources
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and three others were wounded after a roadside bomb in the southeastern province of Batman was detonated by Kurdish militants, security sources said on Thursday.
Germany’s Merkel visits Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem
Head bowed, German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid homage in Jerusalem on Thursday to the six million Jews killed by the Nazis and said Germany had a responsibility to confront anti-Semitism and never to forget the Holocaust.
India’s top court allows seven Rohingya to be deported to Myanmar
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition seeking to stop the government from deporting seven Rohingya men to neighboring Myanmar, paving the way for their return later in the day.
Myanmar torches illegal wildlife stockpile worth $1.3 million to deter smugglers
Myanmar authorities destroyed hundreds of seized elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal parts, worth a total of $1.3 million on the black market, on Thursday as part of a crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking.
