Russia, Turkey still working on Idlib deal but optimistic: U.N.
Russia and Turkey told a weekly meeting of the U.N. Syria humanitarian taskforce in Geneva on Thursday that they were still working out the details of their plan to avert a major battle in Syria’s Idlib province but were optimistic.
November Brexit summit possible but only if needed: French official
Britain and the European Union should make as much progress as possible in Brexit talks and aim to reach a deal in time for a leaders’ summit in October, a French official said on Thursday.
UK PM May says October too soon for Brexit deal: BBC political editor
British Prime Minister Theresa May has indicated that she believes October is too soon to reach agreement on a deal with the European Union on the Irish backstop issue, BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said on Twitter.
Hungary sentences Syrian migrant to five years’ jail for border riot
A Hungarian court sentenced a Syrian-Cypriot man to five years in prison on Thursday for crossing the border as part of a riot during the migrant crisis, in a case that has drawn criticism from the European Parliament and Amnesty International.
Poland breached rights with exhumation order of presidential plane crash victims, says European court
A European Court said on Thursday that the exhumation of victims of a Polish Air Force plane crash had breached the rights of two women who complained that the bodies of their husbands were dug up in May without consent on the orders of Polish prosecut…
French police hunt suspected gang rapists after videos run on social media
French police were hunting four men on Thursday who allegedly raped a woman outside a nightclub in Toulouse after images of the apparent attack circulated on social media, the prosecutor’s office said.
Japan PM Abe wins extended term, faces Trump trade challenge
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a ruling party leadership vote on Thursday, putting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier and to try to cement his legacy, including by revision of the country’s pacifist, post-war constitution.
Ugandan police official says opposition MP was not arrested on arrival at airport
Ugandan opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi was escorted by police to his home after arriving back in the country on Thursday but he was not under arrest, a police official said.
Who will come out on top in Maldives election – and are the polls fair?
More than a quarter of a million people will vote on Sunday for the next leader of the small Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives in an election criticized internationally for a lack of transparency and suppression of government critics.
Disorder, deal or dead-end: How will Brexit play out?
Britain leaves the European Union on March 29, yet little is clear: There is, so far, no divorce deal, rivals to Prime Minister Theresa May are circling and some rebels have vowed to vote against a possible Brexit deal.
