No-deal Brexit risk is under appreciated, Britain’s Brexit minister says
There is an under appreciation of the risk Britain could leave the European Union without a deal later this year, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Wednesday.
UK PM May says she will not pay for EU market access after Brexit
Britain will not pay for access to the European Union’s market after it has left the bloc, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.
EU should give Britain more time to reconsider Brexit: Poland
The European Union should allow Britain as much time as needed to reconsider Brexit, Poland’s Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz told Reuters.
Brexit rebels tell Theresa May: Your EU divorce deal is dead
Brexit-supporting rebels in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s party said on Wednesday they would vote down her European Union divorce deal when she brings it back to parliament early next month.
Post bailout, Greece offers tax breaks, pension bonus
Greek lawmakers on Wednesday approved tax breaks and bonuses for pensioners in the crisis-hit nation days before elections, rowing back some austerity mandated by international bailouts.
Tanker attacks near UAE expose weaknesses in Gulf Arab security
Attacks on Saudi tankers and other vessels off the coast of the United Arab Emirates this week expose vulnerabilities in the security of a key oil-shipping route amid rising tensions between the United States, Iran and Gulf Arab states.
Soldiers patrol India’s Kolkata after election violence
Soldiers patrolled the centre of Kolkata, the capital of India’s West Bengal state, on Wednesday a day after rival political supporters clashed during campaigning for the country’s general election.
Venezuela dialysis patients face uncertain fate after power cuts
Seconds before William Lopez was set to be connected to a dialysis machine at a state-run clinic in the western Venezuelan city of Maracaibo in April, the power went out.
Iran ready for any scenario, from confrontation to diplomacy: official
A senior Iranian official said on Wednesday that Tehran was ready for all scenarios from “confrontation to diplomacy” but the United States could not afford another war in the Middle East.
Iran will defeat the American and Israeli alliance: Iran defense minister
Iran will defeat the American and Israeli alliance, Iran’s Minister of Defence Amir Hatami said on Wednesday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
