Factbox: Spain’s main parties and their leaders
Campaigning for Spain’s national election kicks off on Friday [L8N21Q3QO].
Why Spain’s election is so open, and how it may pan out
Spain is gearing up for one of its most tightly contested national elections in decades, with the result too close to call and at least five parties from across the political spectrum with a shot at being in government.
UK Labour’s Corbyn says government has indicated willingness to compromise on Brexit
The British government has indicated it may be willing to compromise in key areas which have prevented its Brexit deal being supported by the opposition Labour Party, its leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Thursday.
Germany: Brexit extension shouldn’t be seen as chance to reopen negotiations
The European Union leaders’ decision to give Britain an extra six months to leave the bloc should not be misunderstood as creating new leeway for negotiating the Withdrawal Agreement, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday.
UK PM May says Brexit compromise with Labour will not be easy
Reaching a Brexit compromise with the opposition Labour Party will not be easy but both sides need to work together to deliver Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.
Daunting salvage task awaits Japanese F-35 investigators baffled by crash
Two days after one of Japan’s F-35 stealth fighters plunged into the Pacific and no closer to finding out why it happened, investigators face a daunting task to recover what remains of the highly classified jet from the ocean depths.
UK PM May says Assange arrest shows no one above the law
British Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday and said it showed that no one was above the law.
U.N. rights expert seeks access to Assange, evidence
A United Nations human rights expert will ask Britain to let him meet Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to assess his claims that his privacy has been violated.
Factbox: Rights, national unity, taxes – campaign promises in Spain’s election
Parties contesting Spain’s national election on April 28 are wooing voters with a range of different campaign promises on human rights, immigration and separatism that could well influence the outcome more than social and economic factors.
Assange’s Ecuadorean citizenship has been suspended: foreign minister
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s Ecuadorean citizenship has been suspended, the Andean country’s foreign minister said on Thursday, after Ecuador terminated his asylum in its London embassy.
