‘All necessary measures against Daesh’
France has has urged the UN Security Council
to push its members to take ‘all necessary measures’ against Daesh following the Paris attacks. It’s circulated a draft resolution to the council, but the proposal doesn’t call for the use of force. Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Paris prosecutor’s office said the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks was killed during a police raid. They say Abdelhamid Abaaoud was identified by his fingerprints. 129 people were killed in last Friday’s attacks.
House passes bill to scrutinise Syrian refugees
The US House of Representatives has passed a Republican-sponsored measure that was drafted after the Daesh attacks on Paris last week. The legislation would suspend Obama’s programme to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the bill’s requirement that high level officials make what she called “personal guarantees” would severely impair the refugee programme. The bill still needs to pass in the Senate.
Two Koreas agree to talks
South Korean state media report that Seoul has accepted an offer from North Korea to hold high-level talks next week. The government in Pyongyang proposed the talks to improve relations after the two sides exchanged artillery fire in August. It happened after a landmine explosion injured two South Korean soldiers in the demilitarised zone between the countries.
Orban criticises EU fiscal, immigration policies
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says the European Union needs to implement reform, and not just for the Schengen border treaty. He says that the refugee crisis and increased risk of terrorism necessitate new security and border regulations. He also called for an amendment to EU treaties to co-ordinate fiscal policy in the eurozone.
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