EU to grant Brexit delay but may demand a longer extension and conditions
The European Union will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit at an emergency summit on Wednesday but the bloc’s leaders are likely to demand she accepts a longer extension with conditions.
Britain’s Brexit minister says: I don’t want a long delay
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit minister said on Wednesday he did not want Britain’s departure from the European Union to be delayed for up to a year but indicated he would accept one if it was flexible enough to allow an earlier exit.
German police raid Islamic organizations over suspected Hamas support
German police on Wednesday raided offices belonging to Islamic organizations suspected of financing the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which is on the European Union’s terrorism blacklist, the interior ministry said.
How Libya’s Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli
Western diplomats sat down for three hours with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in his eastern stronghold last month to try to dissuade him from launching an offensive against the internationally recognized government in Tripoli.
Refugees in Egypt struggle to live as economic hardships deepen
Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Khatib and his 16-year-old son both work as tuk-tuk drivers in Cairo, but it is not enough to pay the bills.
Kuwait seeks up to $300 million compensation over 2017 Jazeera collision
Kuwait’s defense ministry said on Wednesday it was seeking up to $300 million in compensation over a 2017 incident involving a Jazeera Airways aircraft and a military balloon.
Lives washed away: A mother’s loss in Mozambique
Maria Jofresse cannot find her two young daughters’ graves, though she helped dig them herself.
Germany’s Scholz says still confident UK parliament will OK Brexit deal: CNBC
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told CNBC he was “still confident” that the UK parliament will agree on a Brexit deal, adding that talks between the UK government and the opposition Labour Party were good for both Europe and Britain.
Tel Aviv shares up 0.5 percent with Netanyahu on course for election win
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s main indexes opened up 0.5 percent on Wednesday after results from Israel’s general election indicated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won another term.
India’s Modi rides nationalist fervor ahead of election starting on Thursday
India’s prime minister is rallying his nationalist base as the world’s biggest democracy begins a general election on Thursday, but it has become tighter than anticipated, thanks to dwindling incomes for farmers and scarce jobs.
