Egypt arrests leading Sisi political opponents: security sources
Egyptian authorities arrested three leading opposition figures on Thursday including a former senior diplomat who had called for a referendum on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government, security sources said.
U.N. team, approved a year ago, starts work on IS crimes in Iraq
A U.N. investigative team that will collect and preserve evidence of acts by Islamic State in Iraq that may be war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide started work this week, nearly a year after the Security Council created it.
European rights court says Hungary must feed asylum seekers on border
Hungary must provide food to rejected asylum seekers held in detention camps on its border who are appealing the decision, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Thursday.
Russia agrees to re-open various communication channels with U.S.: RIA
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said he and his U.S. counterpart John Bolton had broadly agreed to re-open communication lines between their respective foreign and defense ministries, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday.
Illusory to think Syrian refugees can return now, France says
France dismissed on Thursday any suggestion that millions of Syrian refugees could start returning home, as urged by Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad.
Duterte says three U.S. officials seeking talks on Philippines’ defense procurement
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said three members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s cabinet had sought a dialogue about Manila’s procurement plans for defense equipment.
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe temporarily released from jail
Detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, has been released from jail in Iran for three days, her supporters said on Thursday.
No-deal Brexit will bring tangle of red tape, Britain warns companies
Britain on Thursday told companies trading with the European Union they would face a tangle of red tape, possible border delays and more costly credit card payments if the government fails to negotiate an exit deal before Britain leaves the bloc.
British businesses relieved at no-deal Brexit VAT tweak
British business welcomed a commitment from the government to change how import VAT has to be paid should Britain leave the European Union without a deal – a technical accounting tweak that should avert a cashflow “time bomb” for many companies.
Bolton says warned Russian envoy against election meddling in 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday he had warned Moscow against meddling in the U.S. midterm elections in November during talks with the head of Russia’s National Security Council.
