UK refuses to publish details of legal advice on divorce bill in no-deal Brexit
The British government said on Monday it had received legal advice on its rights and obligations when it leaves the European Union but publishing the details would damage its negotiating position.
Mauritius says Pope visit supports claim to Chagos Islands
Authorities in Mauritius cast remarks from Pope Francis during a visit on Monday as a boost for their claim to a chain of islands held by Britain, including one rented to the United States for the Diego Garcia air base.
UK parliament Speaker John Bercow announces he will quit
Britain’s House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, who played a key role in the three-year Brexit crisis, said on Monday he would stand down from the role, issuing a warning to the government not to “degrade” parliament.
UK’s Johnson set out possible solutions to Irish backstop: spokesman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes the Irish backstop must be abolished from the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and set out possible solutions when he met his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar earlier on Monday, his spokesman said.
Afghan president renews calls for peace, demands ceasefire
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made a renewed call for peace on Monday but insisted the Taliban must observe a ceasefire, as he sought to regain a hold on the peace process following the surprise collapse of talks between the United States and the milit…
‘Time is of the essence,’ IAEA tells Iran, pressing for answers
The U.N. nuclear watchdog told Iran on Monday there is no time to waste in answering its questions, which diplomats say include how traces of uranium were found at a site that was not declared to the agency.
German village elects neo-Nazi, sole candidate, as council head
Administrators in a German village have unanimously elected a member of a neo-Nazi party as council head as he was the only person interested in the job, prompting an outcry from politicians who demanded the vote be annulled.
India imposes curfews in Kashmir after clashes during religious procession
(The September 8 story corrects the 14th paragraph to make clear Imam Hussein was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, not nephew)
World Bank’s Georgieva sole candidate to lead IMF, Fund says
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva is the sole candidate to be the next International Monetary Fund managing director, the IMF’s board said on Monday, virtually guaranteeing that she will succeed Christine Lagarde in the job in early October.
North Korea willing to resume talks with U.S. in late September: KCNA
North Korea is willing to restart talks with the United States in late September over its nuclear program, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Monday, following a protracted deadlock since a failed summit in February.
