‘Congratulations’: EU launches next phase of Brexit but warns of tough talks ahead
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on Friday to move Brexit talks onto trade and a transition pact but some leaders cautioned that the final year of divorce negotiations before Britain’s exit could be fraught with peril.
Erdogan says Turkey seeking to annul Trump decision on Jerusalem at U.N.
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is launching an initiative at the United Nations to annul a decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry on May 19
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancée, Meghan Markle, will marry on Saturday May 19, his office Kensington Palace said on Friday.
Russian ex-minister Ulyukayev jailed for eight years over $2 million bribe
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev was found guilty of soliciting a $2 million bribe and sentenced to eight years in jail on Friday, in a case that has shone a rare light on infighting among the elite ahead of a preside…
U.S. says concerned about Myanmar’s silence over where Reuters journalists are being held
YANGON (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Myanmar said on Friday it was concerned that there had been no word on the whereabouts of two Reuters journalists three days after they were detained, and that authorities had not allowed their families to visit t…
Catalan election to return hung parliament: poll
MADRID (Reuters) – An election in Catalonia will fail to conclusively resolve a political crisis over an independence drive in the region, the final surveys before the Dec. 21 vote showed on Friday.
‘Congratulations’: EU launches next phase of Brexit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on Friday to move talks forward with London on Britain’s exit from the bloc as leaders warmed to the British premier, but there was little clarity on trade, as well as on some issues already discussed.
Russian court jails ex-minister Ulyukayev for eight years in bribery case
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court sentenced ex-economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev to eight years in prison on Friday after finding him guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from Igor Sechin, the CEO of oil giant Rosneft.
Russia detains seven members of Islamic State cell planning attack: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s FSB security service said on Friday it had detained seven members of an Islamic State cell who had been planning attacks in public places, the Interfax news agency reported, citing an FSB statement.
Thyssenkrupp has offered help to Argentina over disappeared submarine
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Thyssenkrupp, has offered assistance to Argentinian authorities in an investigation into the disappearance of a submarine last month, a spokesman said on Friday.
