UK plays Brexit hardball with ‘stubborn’ EU, pound falls to a two-year low
Sterling hit a two-year low on Monday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said it now assumed there would be a no-deal Brexit because a “stubborn” European Union was refusing to renegotiate their divorce.
Moving in: UK PM Johnson and partner take up residence in Downing Street
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will move into his official Downing Street residence on Monday and will be joined by his partner Carrie Symonds, his spokeswoman said.
British PM Johnson tells EU: Ready to talk Brexit when you shift position
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told EU leaders he will sit down for Brexit talks when they indicate that they are ready to shift position on the divorce deal, otherwise Britain will prepare for leaving without an agreement, his spokeswoman sa…
Russian opposition leader Navalny discharged from hospital
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was discharged from a Moscow hospital on Monday where he was being treated for an unexplained health problem and returned to prison under guard, Anastasia Vasilyeva, his doctor, said.
Nigerian court adjourns bail hearing for leader of banned Shi’ite group
A Nigerian court on Monday adjourned a bail hearing for the leader of a banned Shi’ite Muslim group, which says at least 20 of its followers died in clashes with police last week while holding protests to demand his release.
South African court suspends public protector’s orders against Gordhan
A South African court on Monday suspended the public protector’s orders for disciplinary action against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, a relief for President Cyril Ramaphosa who is counting on Gordhan to revive struggling state firms.
Russian-backed government forces recover area in northwestern Syria
Syrian government forces have recovered control of two villages in northwestern Syria from rebel fighters who withdrew following intensive air and artillery bombardment, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday.
Two students shot dead in Sudan’s North Kordofan: opposition medics
At least two students were shot dead at a protest in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, capital of North Kordofan state, an opposition-linked doctors’ committee said on Monday.
Iran’s foreign policy is to confront American hegemony: Iran vice president
Iran’s foreign policy is to confront American hegemony and protect multilateralism, Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Monday, adding that its reduction of commitments under a nuclear deal could be reversed if other parties upheld their sid…
Malaysian police chief says tough to combat drugs with addicts on force
Malaysia’s police are struggling to rein in drug abuse because there are many addicts on the force, the southeast Asian nation’s police chief said on Monday, with methamphetamine emerging as the main culprit.
