British PM May faces embarrassing Brexit defeat in upper house
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s upper house of parliament is expected to inflict an embarrassing defeat on Theresa May’s government on Wednesday, challenging her refusal to remain in a customs union with the European Union after Brexit.
EU a haven from world’s dangers, Macron tells Europeans
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europeans on Tuesday to halt a retreat into national antagonisms and rebuild the European Union as a bulwark for liberal democracy against a disorderly and dangerous world.
Children of Iraq’s Kawliya return to school after 14-year break
AL-ZUHOOR, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s Kawliya minority, also known as the country’s gypsies, have long been marginalized by society.
In Syria’s Raqqa, corpses still lie in the rubble
RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) – The stench of rotting corpses rises from piles of rubble and destroyed buildings that line the streets of Syria’s Raqqa, serving as a bitter reminder of the brutal battle for the recapture of the former Islamic State stronghold.
Brexit backer Banks denies allegation he misused data in campaign
LONDON (Reuters) – A prominent campaigner to leave the European Union, Arron Banks, denied allegations on Tuesday by a former employee of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica that he had misused personal data for political purposes.
May apologizes to Caribbean countries for UK treatment of post-war migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to 12 Caribbean nations on Tuesday for immigration officials’ harsh treatment of people from those countries who migrated to Britain as children after World War Two.
Suspended Cambridge Analytica CEO Nix cancels UK parliamentary appearance
LONDON (Reuters) – The suspended CEO of Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy at the center of a scandal over the use of Facebook data, has canceled an appearance before British lawmakers, the chairman of a parliamentary committee said on Tuesda…
Suspicious substance found at UK immigration minister’s office amid Windrush scandal
LONDON (Reuters) – A suspicious substance has been found at the constituency office of immigration minister Caroline Nokes, police said on Tuesday, a day after she said some Caribbean immigrants incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants may have bee…
May apologizes to Caribbean countries over UK treatment of post-war migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to representatives from 12 Caribbean countries on Tuesday over recent harsh treatment by immigration bureaucrats of people who arrived in Britain as children after World War Two.
EU should not close door on Turkey membership talks: Germany
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union should not stop its accession talks with Turkey despite a lack of progress and questions about the rule of law in the country, Germany’s EU minister said on Tuesday.
