Coming week will be important for Brexit negotiation: EU’s Barnier
The outcome of talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government and the opposition Labour Party to break the deadlock over Britain’s exit from the European Union could be known in the coming week, European Union’s chief negotiator said on …
Swiss labor leader declares draft EU treaty ‘dead’
The new head of Switzerland’s powerful labor union federation rejected a draft treaty with the European Union and called for restarting negotiations with the country’s most important trading partner.
Pope appeals for evacuation of refugees in Libya camps
Pope Francis called on Sunday for the evacuation of refugees held in detention camps in Libya as fighting there escalates.
Airline SAS cancels 1,200 more flights as pilot strike drags on
Scandinavian airline SAS canceled more than 1,200 flights scheduled for Monday and Tuesday as a pilot strike that has disrupted the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of passengers entered its third day on Sunday.
Russia is open to possible new arms control deals with U.S.: Kremlin aide
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, commenting on a media report that U.S. President Donald Trump wants a new arms control deal with Moscow and Beijing, said Russia was open to the possibility of new arms control deals, but that there were no ongoing talks.
Sri Lankan police raid Islamist group suspected of suicide bombings
Sri Lankan armed police on Sunday launched a search of the headquarters of an Islamist group, National Thawheedh Jamaath, suspected of being behind the suicide bombings on churches and hotels that killed more than 250 people, a Reuters witness said.
Austrian far-right leader urges fight against ‘population exchange’
Austrian far-right leader Heinz-Christian Strache has asked voters to support his Freedom Party (FPO) in European Parliament elections and help counter migration flows that he called an unwanted “population exchange”.
Iran says leaving nuclear treaty one of many options after U.S. sanctions move
Iran said on Sunday it could quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the United States tightens sanctions, while an Iranian general said the U.S. Navy was interacting as before with an elite military unit blacklisted by Washington.
Israel frees two prisoners to Syria after Russian mediation
Israel released two prisoners on Sunday, sending them back to Syria in what Damascus described as Russian-mediated reciprocation for the repatriation of the body of a long-missing Israeli soldier.
Spain votes in wide-open election after tense campaign
Voting started on Sunday in Spain’s most divisive and open-ended election in decades, set to result in a fragmented parliament in which the far-right will get a sizeable presence for the first time since the country’s return to democracy.
