EU’s Barnier hopes UK talks can produce positive Brexit outcome
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said he hoped cross-party crisis talks in London would yield a positive outcome to allow his team to move swiftly in agreeing more ambitions terms on a future British-EU relationship.
Technical Brexit talks will resume between UK government and Labour: PM’s spokesman
Technical talks between officials from the government and opposition Labour Party on finding a compromise on a Brexit deal will resume later on Monday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said.
Bahrain welcomes U.S. blacklisting of Iran Revolutionary Guards
Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry on Monday welcomed the U.S. decision to designate Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization.
Saudi Arabia, UAE give Yemen $200 million in aid for Ramadan
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which head an Arab coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen, will provide $200 million in aid to the country for use during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the UAE said on Monday.
Spain’s euthanasia debate rekindled before election with husband’s arrest
The arrest of a 69-year-old Spaniard on homicide charges after he helped his terminally ill wife end her life has reignited a divisive debate on euthanasia, raising its profile as a campaign issue three weeks before a national election.
Summitry Night Fever: Decoding the Brexit showdown
European summits, jaded Englishmen have said, are like soccer: they go into extra-time, and the Germans always win.
UK Lords set to pass Brexit law forcing May to consult parliament on delay
Britain’s upper house of parliament is expected to pass a law later on Monday that will force Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a delay to the country’s exit from the European Union to prevent a disorderly Brexit on April 12.
Canada says it may regulate social media firms ahead of elections
The world’s major social media companies are not doing enough to help Canada combat potential foreign meddling in this October’s elections and the government might have to regulate them, the cabinet minister in charge of ensuring a fair vote said on Mo…
Israel jails Frenchman for seven years for smuggling Palestinian guns
An Israeli court sentenced a French citizen on Monday to seven years’ imprisonment under a plea bargain in which he confessed to using a diplomatic car to help Palestinian gun smugglers.
U.S. designation of Iran’s Guards is illegal: Iranian state TV
Iran’s state-run TV said on Monday that Washington’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization contradicted international law and was illegal.
