Snap! Jolly Merkel breaks Brexit summit ice with May
Angela Merkel says she is determined that Brexit must not poison relations between Britain and the European Union and went out of her way at a crisis summit on Wednesday to show her lighter side to Theresa May.
Macron speaks against long Brexit delay at EU summit: diplomats
French President Emmanuel Macron told his European Union peers on Wednesday any Brexit delay beyond June 30 would undermine the bloc, diplomatic sources said.
Mexico president blasted as ‘authoritarian’ by his former political party
The former political party of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador issued a blistering attack against the veteran leftist on Wednesday, accusing him of pushing the country toward authoritarianism.
As blast walls come down, Baghdad life edges towards normality
With the blast walls finally gone, some 16 years after the U.S.-led invasion, life in the Iraqi capital Baghdad is starting to look like any normal bustling city.
Brexit delay could extend term of Juncker Commission: EU official
European Union officials are considering an extension of the EU commission’s mandate should Britain be granted a long delay to its planned exit date, a senior official said on Wednesday.
No-deal Brexit not the worst option, French official says
A departure of Britain from the EU without a deal might be preferable than obstruction of EU operations by the British if they were to remain a member against their will, a spokesman for French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday.
Trump says he will have to call up more military at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would have to mobilize more of the military at the U.S. border with Mexico after listening to stories about migrants crossing the border from people attending a Republican fundraiser.
Castro says Cuba will not abandon Venezuela despite U.S. ‘blackmail’
Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro said on Wednesday Cuba would never abandon its leftist ally Venezuela despite U.S. “blackmail”, even as the Trump administration threatened more sanctions over its support.
EU to call on Libya’s Haftar to stop offensive: draft
European Union states will call on Khalifa Haftar to halt his eastern forces’ offensive in Libya, according to a draft statement, amid disagreements between France and Italy over policy towards the north African state.
Albania deploys army to guard airport after second money heist
The Albanian government ordered troops to guard the country’s international airport and criticized the Chinese company that runs the facility on Wednesday, a day after armed robbers seized bags of cash that were about to be loaded onto a plane.
