Spain to take some migrants on Open Arms ship, says Italy
Spain has offered to take some of around 150 migrants on a rescue ship that has been blocked from docking in Italy, Rome authorities said on Thursday, signaling a possible end to a standoff that has fueled infighting in the coalition government.
U.S. has applied to seize Grace 1 tanker, Gibraltar says
The U.S. Department of Justice has applied to seize the Iranian tanker Grace 1, which is being held in Gibraltar on suspicion of smuggling oil to Syria in breach of European Union sanctions, the British overseas territory said on Thursday.
Amazon faces online backlash in China for T-shirts with Hong Kong democracy slogans
Chinese social media users directed their fury at online marketplace Amazon.com on Thursday, after discovering T-shirts on its website sporting slogans that support anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
United States seeks to seize the Iranian vessel in Gibraltar: newspaper
The United States has applied to seize the Iranian Grace 1 tanker in Gibraltar commandeered by British Royal Marines in the Mediterranean last month, complicating a possible tanker swap between Britain and the Islamic Republic.
Labour’s Corbyn cannot lead a caretaker UK government: Liberal Democrat leader
Jeremy Corbyn, the veteran socialist leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, cannot run an emergency government to stop a no-deal Brexit, the head of the Liberal Democrat Party Jo Swinson said on Thursday.
Taiwan sharply boosts defense budget amid China tension
Taiwan unveiled its largest defense spending increase in more than a decade on Thursday amid rising military tensions with its giant neighbor China, which considers the self-ruled island its own and has not renounced the use of force against it.
Some Conservative lawmakers open to Corbyn Brexit talks: Sky
Four senior lawmakers who are opposed to a no-deal Brexit are open to discussing the leader of the opposition’s plan to try to bring down Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Sky News reported on Thursday.
Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. lawmakers Tlaib, Omar: Israeli official
Israel is considering barring a visit by two of its sharpest critics in the U.S. Congress, Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who plan to tour the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, an Israeli official said on Thursday.
Uganda’s cash-strapped cops spend $126 million on CCTV from Huawei
A forest of slender white poles topped with dark, unblinking eyes is quietly sprouting on the rubbish-strewn, potholed street corners of the Ugandan capital.
Ireland well-placed to respond to growing no deal Brexit risk: minister
The growing possibility of a no deal Brexit will present a very difficult shock for Ireland but is one its strongly growing economy is well-placed to respond to, Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Thursday.
