Kenyan police apologizes over arrest of Chinese journalists
Kenyan police apologized on Thursday for briefly arresting journalists from Chinese state television’s international English channel China Global Television Network (CGTN).
Afghan troops to train in China, ambassador says
China will train Afghan troops on Chinese soil, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Beijing said, describing the military cooperation as an effort to fight al Qaeda and Islamic State militants bent on attacking China from its western neighbor.
UK bids to break Northern Ireland deadlock by cutting deputies’ pay
The British government is 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 almost 20 months, the minister for Northern Ireland said on Thursda…
Kremlin calls British allegations in spy poisoning unacceptable
The Kremlin denied on Thursday that Russia was in any way involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter, describing British accusations that an attack had been approved by senior Russian officials as “unacceptable”.
North Korea’s Kim sets denuclearization time line, prompting thanks from Trump
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has given his first time line for denuclearization, aiming for the end of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term, Seoul officials said on Thursday, prompting thanks from Trump who said they would “get it done together”.
Italian court says League party funds can be seized
An Italian court ruled on Thursday that prosecutors could seize funds belonging to Italy’s ruling League party, judicial sources said, in a case that could jeopardize the group’s future.
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.
