Britain’s Brexit talks with EU appear on verge of collapse

LONDON, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union appeared to be on the verge of collapse, with Brussels accusing London of intransigence and threatening the bloc’s future. Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said a deal was “overwhelmingly unlikely” without…

Turkey Shells Position Of Kurdish-Led Groups In North Syria

DAMASCUS, Oct 9 (NNN-SANA) – Turkish forces, on Tuesday evening, shelled a position of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in northern Syria, without causing human losses. The source, who is close to the SDF, said that, the artillery shelling targeted an SDF position in the Ras al-Ayn area, known…

Turkish Parliament Extends Motion For Cross-Border Operations In Iraq, Syria

ANKARA, Oct 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish parliament extended a motion for the government’s authority to launch cross-border military operations in Iraq and Syria for one more year. The motion had previously allowed the Turkish Armed Forces to carry out cross-border operations from Oct 30, 2018, until Oct 30, 2019. All…

Egypt, Greece, Cyprus Condemn Turkish Military Operation In Syria

CAIRO, Oct 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, Greece and Cyprus slammed the military operation announced by Turkey, to be launched soon in Syrian territories. The remarks came in a final communique, after a tripartite summit in Cairo attended by Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President,…

Spain’s minister of agriculture says U.S. tariffs “unacceptable”

MADRID, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Acting Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Luis Planas said that the U.S. tariffs of 25 percent on Spanish agricultural products are “unacceptable.” Planas said this in a press conference here after a meeting with representatives of Spanish regions, or autonomous communities. The minister…

French PM open to idea of quotas for migrants

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe PARIS, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he was not opposed to introducing quotas for migrants, part of an effort by his government to heed voters’ concerns about immigration that are being seized upon by political rivals. The government, closely allied…

India obtains details of residents’ Swiss bank accounts

The headquarters of the Swiss central bank in Switzerland. Photo courtesy of Press Trust of India (PTI) NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Swiss authorities on Monday shared the first details with India about financial accounts of its residents in Swiss banks under a new automatic exchange of information framework between…

Spanish authorities brace for Catalan separatists verdict

Supporters of Catalan independence take part in a protest to mark the second anniversary of the Oct 1 illegal referendum of independence in Barcelona BARCELONA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish authorities are bracing for potentially violent protests in Catalonia as the region counts down to the possible jailing of separatist…

Italy: 13 women drown as migrant boat capsizes off Lampedusa

Survivors were taken ashore at Lampedusa after their ordeal ROME, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —At least 13 women, some of them pregnant, drowned when a boat crowded with migrants capsized in the Mediterranean moments before they were due to be rescued. Italian officials said at least a dozen other people are still missing.…

Thousands gather in France to protest IVF bill

A demonstrator holds a sign reading “Where is your daddy?” PARIS, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Large crowds have taken to the streets of Paris in opposition to a bill that would give single women and lesbian couples access to fertility treatments.If passed, the new law would be France’s first major…
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