PARIS -- "We must leave the European Union on Oct. 31, deal or no deal," said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Johnson added he wants a deal and he was "powerfully encouraged" by talks on Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.

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SUVA -- "The Fijian government stands with the international community making it clear that persistence of child labor, forced labor and human trafficking in today's world is intolerable," Fiji's Minister for Employment Parveen Kumar said on Thursday.

Kumar said the government would remain committed to leading the region in the eradication of all forms of forced labor, especially for children.

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KHARTOUM -- "The priority of the coming government is to stop the war, achieve sustainable peace and build a strong national economy based on production," Sudan's newly-appointed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Wednesday.

Hamdok made the remarks at a press conference following the constitutional oath at the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum as Sudan's prime minister in the transitional government.

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COPENHAGEN -- "Of course, I am both annoyed and surprised that the U.S. president has canceled a state visit," said Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. "Like many others, I had been looking forward to the visit and we were in the process of preparing."

Frederiksen held a press conference here on Wednesday afternoon to address U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to postpone his visit to Denmark. Enditem

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