What Britain wants: Johnson outlines post-Brexit trade deal
Britain set out the type of deal it wants with the European Union on Monday, defining post-Brexit relations between the world’s fifth largest economy and its biggest trading partner.
EU says financial relations with UK will be linked to trade deal
Access to the European Union market for Britain-based financial firms will be linked to the overall results of trade talks with London, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday.
Greek police fire teargas at protesting migrants, refugees on Lesbos
Greek police fired teargas to disperse migrants and refugees protesting on Monday about conditions in migrant camps on the island of Lesbos and the slow pace of processing asylum requests.
UK’s Johnson vows to toughen terrorism rules after London attack
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to end the early release of convicted terrorists after an Islamist attacker stabbed two people days after he was set free half way through his prison term.
Fish, financial services to be part of final EU-Britain trade deal: EU Commission head
An agreement on fisheries, financial services, trade in goods and energy all have to be agreed before the European Union can sign a deal regulating its post-Brexit future relationship with Britain, the head of the European Commission said on Monday.
Iran to launch satellite this week that U.S. links to ballistic missiles
Iran will launch a satellite by the end of this week, a government minister said on Monday, as part of a fledging program that the United States says is a cover for ballistic missile development.
Gazan bridegrooms end up in jail over unpaid debts
Bridegrooms in the Gaza Strip are finding marriage a path to debtors’ prison rather than to happiness.
Pakistan resumes flights to and from China, screens passengers for virus
Pakistan said on Monday it was resuming flights to and from China, three days after it suspended them because of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Merkel prepared for EU treaty changes as Brexit requires bloc to be more competitive
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would be prepared to back changes to the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty, the bloc’s legal cornerstone if need be, adding that the EU27 must become more competitive now that Britain has left.
Far from virus epicentre, China’s Wenzhou city scrambles to curb outbreak
Far from the coronavirus epicentre, the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou, a major commercial hub with a population of about 3.5 million, is scrambling to contain its own local outbreak.
