ADDIS ABABA -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday it has only received 50 percent of the 327.8 million U.S. dollars it needs to meet the needs of refugees in Ethiopia.

In a press statement sent to Xinhua, UNHCR said the funds are needed to meet the basic nutritional needs, as well as the education, health and accommodation needs of refugees in Ethiopia. (Ethiopia-UNHCR-Refugees)

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PARIS -- French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Thursday the triggering of a plan linked to a no-deal Brexit, following a Brexit preparatory meeting.

"The assumption of a Brexit without agreement is less and less improbable. Our responsibility is to ensure that our country is ready and to protect the interests of our fellow citizens: so I decided to trigger the plan related to # Brexit without agreement prepared since April 2018," he tweeted. (France-PM-Brexit)

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TOKYO -- Ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn's lawyers on Thursday filed an appeal with a Tokyo court after it rejected their client's request for bail to be granted earlier this week.

Following his arrest on Nov. 19 on allegations he under-reported his remuneration during the five years through March 2015 to regulators, in violation of Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Ghosn has been detained for almost two months. (Japan-Nissan-Bail)

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ISLAMABAD -- U.S. special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for talks to explore ways for political solution to the Afghan conflict, officials said.

A Pakistani foreign ministry official told Xinhua that Khalilzad will open talks with Pakistani officials later in the day after he had discussions with senior Afghan leaders, including President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, over the past few days in Afghan capital city Kabul. (Pakistan-US-Peace Talks) Enditem

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