Spain sees joint sovereignty over Gibraltar difficult if UK opposes
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain sees just a slim chance of joint sovereignty over Gibraltar if Britain opposes it, its foreign minister said in an interview with the leading Spanish newspaper El Pais.
British PM May denies her Brexit strategy is ‘muddled’
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would set out her strategy for Brexit over the coming weeks, denying suggestions she was “muddled” in the pursuit of what she called the right relationship with the EU.
Israel apologizes over embassy worker’s vow to ‘take down’ UK minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The Israeli ambassador in London has apologized after a member of his staff was caught on camera saying he wanted to “take down” British Foreign Office Minister Alan Duncan, a high-profile UK government supporter of a Palestinian sta…
U.S. to send 300 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand province
KABUL (Reuters) – About 300 U.S. Marines will be sent to Afghanistan’s Helmand province to assist Afghan security forces battling Taliban insurgents in intelligence and logistics matters, the unit’s commander said over the weekend.
Former PM Valls’ lead in Socialist primaries narrows: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French prime minister Manuel Valls’ lead over his opponents in upcoming Socialist primaries has narrowed, an Ifop poll published by the weekly Journal du Dimanche showed on Sunday.
Netanyahu tried to negotiate a good press in return for benefits-media
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under police investigation for suspected corruption, was caught on tape negotiating mutual benefits with an arch-foe, the owner of one of Israel’s largest-selling newspapers, Israeli media reported on Sund…
U.S. official in Mexico shot in chest, in stable condition
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A U.S. consular official in the Mexican city of Guadalajara was shot by a gunman but was in stable condition, Mexican authorities said on Saturday, prompting the FBI to offer a reward for information.
Streets of Ivory Coast cities calm after soldier mutiny
BOUAKE (Reuters) – The streets of Ivory Coast’s second-largest city Bouake were calm and the military presence was gone, residents said on Sunday, after a two-day soldiers’ mutiny calling for bonus pay and better living conditions took over the city.
Scotland’s Sturgeon says ‘unacceptable’ lack of knowledge on Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said on Sunday she knew little of Britain’s plan to leave the European Union, a situation that was “unacceptable” six months after the Brexit vote.
Thousands of Mexicans protest gasoline price hikes
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans angry over a spike in gasoline prices took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday after days of protests spurred looting in hundreds of stores, resulting in over a thousand arrests in Latin America’s second-largest e…
