UK parliament’s speaker promises ‘creativity’ to ensure PM Johnson obeys Brexit delay law
House of Commons speaker John Bercow, has promised to use “creativity” to ensure Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not ignore a law which would prevent him taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal at the end of October.
‘Technical glitch’ – eco group’s drones grounded in bid to shut Heathrow
Climate-change activists who hoped to bring London Heathrow, Europe’s biggest airport, to a standstill on Friday instead found it was their drones that had been grounded.
Gap between EU and UK on Brexit talks ‘very wide’: Irish PM
The gap between Britain and the European Union in Brexit talks is “very wide” and British proposals on the Irish border fall very far short of what is needed, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday.
Ukraine president expects Trump meeting, Donbass peace talks in September
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he expects to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in September and that peace talks to resolve Ukraine’s conflict with Russia in the eastern Donbass region will also take place this month.
Hong Kongers troubled by unrest look for new homes abroad
As protests in Hong Kong stretch from summer into autumn with little sign of resolution, a surge in migration applications suggests more locals are making plans to leave the special administrative region.
Sainsbury’s boss: No-deal Brexit will inevitably hit supplies
A no-deal Brexit would “inevitably disrupt” fresh food supplies in Britain because delays at ports would throw just-in-time deliveries into chaos, the chief executive of supermarket group Sainsbury’s said on Friday.
Brexit: DUP would insist Northern Ireland chooses what EU laws to implement
Northern Ireland’s largest political party on Friday said it would reject the imposition of EU regulations on the region under any British EU exit deal unless the local parliament was given the power to choose which laws to implement.
Hong Kong leader to focus on housing, jobs to try to appease protesters
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam promised to prioritize housing and jobs to appease pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese-ruled city after three months of sometimes violent unrest, as scuffles broke out between pro-Beijing and anti-government demonstrator…
Indonesia hits back at Malaysia over forest fires
Indonesia on Friday rejected Malaysian complaints about hazardous smoke drifting from its forest fires across the border, saying blazes were also raging in parts of Malaysia and on Malaysian-owned plantations in Indonesia.
Solomons task force recommends switch from Taiwan to Beijing
A Solomon Islands task force recommended to the government on Friday that the South Pacific archipelago sever its long-standing ties with Taiwan and normalize diplomatic relations with Beijing.
