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President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker met with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon in Brussels on Wednesday, as the European Council emergency meeting on the 'Brexit' issue takes place in the Belgian capital. Relations between Scotland and the EU, the 'Brexit' result, as well as the possibility of a second referendum on Scotland’s independence from the UK were expected to top the agenda of the meeting.
Bernard Cazeneuve, French Interior Minister, said on Wednesday in Paris that a British exit from the European Union will not affect the situation with refugees, stranded in Calais, who are trying to reach the UK.
Tokyo, Nov 19 (EFE).- The prime minister of Japan on Thursday asked citizens to exercise extreme care a day after a record number of daily COVID-19 cases were recorded and said that additional measures will be taken to contain infections. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF TOKYO, JAPAN, AMID THE NEW DAILY CORONAVIRUS RECORD REACHED IN THE COUNTRY.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the UN "has become a moral farce", and called the Human Rights Council a 'joke' as he was gave his address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Thursday. The 71st annual UNGA takes place in the UN's New York City headquarters between Tuesday 20 and Monday 26 September.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said to Turkish officials that all those involved in last week's failed coup attempt "will be purged and suffer the consequences that they deserve", during a statement alongside Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, in Ankara, on Tuesday. His comments come as officials announced that over 15,000 education staff had been suspended, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government continues to purge its ranks of opponents following Friday’s failed coup.
Mark Toner, deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, said on Tuesday that "it's absurd to think that United States was somehow complicit or anyway connected" to Friday's failed coup in Turkey.