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UK royal couple returns home after 5-day visit to Pakistan
Islamabad, Oct 18 (AP/UNB)— Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate wrapped up their five-day visit to Pakistan on Friday, in which they dined with the prime minister and made an emotional tour of a cancer hospital previously visited by William's mother, the late Princess Diana. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are heading home to Britain.
Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal
London, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — After winning the backing of European Union leaders for his new Brexit deal , Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in London Friday looking to secure enough support to get the deal through the fractious British Parliament.
UK, EU reach outline Brexit deal; still needs ratification
Brussels, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Britain and the European Union said Thursday that they have struck an outline Brexit deal after days of intense see-saw negotiations — though it must still be formally approved by the bloc and ratified by the European and U.K. Parliaments.
Catalan leader takes part in separatist march
Barcelona, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — The regional leader of restive Catalonia is participating in one of five large marches by separatists that plan to cross Spain's northeast corner in the coming days in protest of the Supreme Court's guilty verdict for a dozen separatist leaders.
Russia ready to assist dialogue between Turkey, Syria
Moscow, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Russia is ready to assist in the establishment of practical cooperation between Damascus and Ankara on the basis of the 1998 Adana Agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
Dutch farmers protest efforts to cut emissions, reduce herds
The Hague, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Dutch farmers drove their tractors in slow-moving convoys across the country Wednesday to protest their treatment by the government as it seeks to rein in carbon and nitrogen emissions.
Glacier volume in Switzerland down by 10 pct in past 5 years: report
Geneva, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/UNB) -- During the summer heatwaves of 2019, Switzerland's glacier melt rates reached record levels, leading to another year of major losses of ice volume, the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences said on Tuesday.
Spain bracing after 2 days of violent protests in Catalonia
Barcelona, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Spain is on edge after two straight days of violent clashes in northeastern Catalonia between police and protesters at over the Supreme Court's sentencing of nine leaders of the region's separatist movement to prison.
Macron and Merkel try to showcase EU unity as Brexit looms
Toulouse, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are meeting in southern France, one day before a key EU summit that may approve a divorce deal with Britain.
Legendary Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov buried in Russia
Mytishchi, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space, has been laid to rest at a memorial cemetery outside the Russian capital of Moscow.