Poland sees end to EU differences

Poland has told its EU partners that differences over reforms of the judiciary, which Brussels says undermine the rule of law and may merit punishment, were coming to an end.

 

Koreas hold talks on connecting railways

North and South Korea held talks on Tuesday on connecting the railways that run across their border, a physical link that would transform the relationship between the two sides of the divided peninsula.

 

Argentina paralysed by anti-IMF deal strike

Argentina ground to a halt on Monday as public service unions blocked road, rail and air transport with a nationwide 24-hour strike in protest at the government's latest deal with the International Monetary Fund.

 

Nigeria: 86 killed in fresh herder-farmer violence

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called for calm after 86 people were killed in an attack by suspected nomadic herders against farming communities in the restive centre of the country.

 

European countries to formalise EU defence force plan

Nine EU nations will on Monday formalize a plan to create a European military intervention force, a French minister said, with Britain backing the measure as a way to maintain strong defence ties with the bloc after Brexit.

 

Moon heads to Russia for bilateral summit with Putin

South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to Russia on Thursday for a summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that will focus on ways to boost the countries' economic co-operation, as well as on joint efforts to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons.

Trump orders halt to family separations

President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents on the US border on Wednesday, reversing a tough policy under heavy pressure from his fellow Republicans, Democrats and the international community.

EU leaders to hold crisis talks on migration

The leaders of 10 EU countries will hold crisis talks on migration in Brussels Sunday aimed at countering movement of asylum seekers between member nations which is a source of tensions within the bloc.

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