Europe

MADRID, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The acting Spanish government has approved a package of emergency measures to limit the effects of the collapse of British holiday operator Thomas Cook on the Spanish tourist sector.

Among the series of emergency measures approved on Friday that valued at about 800 million euros (about 883 million U.S. dollars), 200 million euros have been designated to help affected Spanish companies, according to a communique by the Spanish Ministry for Industry Trade and Tourism

LONDON, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- British government said on Sunday that measures to help the country prosper in the post-Brexit era are set to be laid out in the Queen's Speech in the parliament.

The government said the Queen's Speech on Monday will outline 22 bills including some measures to allow Britain to "seize the opportunities that Brexit presents," according to local media.

British media reported that plans to end the free movement of European Union (EU) citizens into Britain and provide faster access to medicines will also be unveiled.

MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/: All countries should take Tehran’s interests into account, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Al Arabiya, Sky News Arabia and RT.

"A big power like Iran, which has been there for centuries, will surely have its own interests that need to be respected," he said.

MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/: Moscow maintains constant contact with the United Arab Emirates because the country plays an important role in resolving regional issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Al Arabiya, Sky News Arabia and RT.

MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/: Two Russian nationals killed in an Antonov An-72 aircraft crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were pilots, Spokesperson for the Russian embassy in the country Natalya Kononova told TASS.

According to her, the bodies haven’t been found yet as the plane crashed in a hard-to-reach area.

The aircraft, en route from the city of Goma to Kinshasa, crashed on Friday. There were four crew members, several military officers and civilians onboard, including DRC presidential administration personnel.

MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/: Attacks on tankers and oil facilities in the Persian Gulf region won’t damage cooperation between Russia and Arab countries, particularly under the OPEC+ deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Al Arabiya, Sky News Arabia and RT.

"If someone thinks that actions such as tanker detentions and attacks on oil facilities will somehow influence Russia’s cooperation with our Arab friends, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, or damage OPEC+ cooperation, they are wrong," Putin pointed out.

DONETSK, October 12. /TASS/: The Ukrainian military shelled the Kominternovo settlement in the south of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) overnight into Saturday, the DPR militia said in a statement.

"Last night, war criminals from the 36th Marine Brigade carried out a massive shelling attack on the Kominternovo settlement. A 120 mm mine hit a home, causing damage," the Donetsk News Agency quoted the statement as saying.

MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/: Moscow will pull out of Syria if the country’s future government decides that Russian troops have to leave, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Al Arabiya, Sky News Arabia and RT.

"Those who are illegally present in a foreign country - in this case, in Syria - should leave the region. It concerns all countries," Putin emphasized. "If Syria’s future legitimate government says that it doesn’t need Russian troop to remain in the country, it will also concern Russia," he added.

12 October 2019; AFP: One of France's most wanted men has been arrested in Scotland, eight years after vanishing without trace following the murder of his wife and four children.

Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes was subject to an international arrest warrant for the 2011 killings in a mystery that has transfixed France

The aristocratic businessman was stopped at Glasgow airport on Friday after arriving on a flight from Paris, according to two French sources close to the investigation.

VIENNA (Reuters) - More than 100,000 people from the towns of Ras Al-Ayn and Tal Abyad have been displaced by the escalation of violence in Syria, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Saturday.

The World Food Programme and its partners will still support people in the northeast despite a deterioration in the security situation, it said. About 580,000 of the people it feeds in the region are currently living in Kurdish-controlled areas.