EU to move on Brexit talks, Irish ‘riddle’ remains
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is poised on Friday to move talks forward with London on Britain’s exit from the bloc as leaders warm to the British premier but there was little clarity on trade issues and Austria warned the Irish border issue …
NATO sounds alarm on banned Russian missile system
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies on Friday publicly raised concern about a Russian cruise missile system that the alliance says may break a Cold War-era pact banning such weapons, in a show of support for Washington.
Kremlin: Putin and Trump agreed to exchange information on North Korea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had agreed in a phone call to exchange information about North Korea and cooperate on possible initiatives to resolve a crisis around the …
Death toll rises to six after school bus, train collide in France
PARIS (Reuters) – The death toll from a collision which saw a train rip a school bus in half rose to six on Friday after doctors in southern France lost the battle overnight to save two of those left seriously injured, a source close to the investigati…
Russian ex-minister Ulyukayev found guilty of bribe-taking
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev was found guilty on Friday of soliciting a $2 million bribe from Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin in a court case that has shone a rare light on infighting among the Russian elite….
Poland’s electoral commission head denounces changes to electoral code
WARSAW (Reuters) – Changes to Poland’s electoral code approved by parliament on Thursday threaten the election process by introducing large new powers of the interior minister in overseeing elections, head of the State Electoral Commission (PKW) said.
Second phase of Brexit talks will be harder than first: EU’s Juncker
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The second phase Brexit negotiations will be significantly harder than an already difficult first phase of talks, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday.
Russia says Iran nuclear deal breakdown would hurt effort to manage North Korea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a possible breakdown of the Iran nuclear deal would send the wrong signal when it came to trying to resolve the situation around North Korea, the RIA and Interfax news agencies reported on …
Britain says West must defend undersea cables from Russian navy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and its NATO allies must defend deep sea cables against a potentially catastrophic attack by the Russia navy that could disrupt trillions of dollars in financial transactions, the head of Britain’s armed forces warned.
Russian parliament sets March 18 as presidential election date
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The upper house of the Russian parliament voted on Friday to set March 18 as the date of next year’s presidential election.
