Israeli election: Far-right, pro-cannabis libertarian may be kingmaker
His political platform might be just a pipe dream – a heady mix of pot legalization and biblical temple reconstruction – but far-right candidate Moshe Feiglin could be a kingmaker in Israel’s election on Tuesday.
UK government hopeful Labour Brexit talks will resume: PM May’s spokeswoman
A spokeswoman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said she was hopeful that the government would resume formal talks with the opposition Labour Party on Monday to try to find a solution to the Brexit impasse.
UK rejects tycoon Vijay Mallya’s plea against extradition: Economic Times
Britain’s court rejected Indian liquor and aviation tycoon Vijay Mallya’s plea against extradition, the Economic Times newspaper reported on Monday.
Battle for Libyan capital intensifies, deaths rise
Eastern Libyan forces tried to push toward the center of Tripoli on Monday after their easy desert advance hit a tougher urban phase, with deaths and displacements mounting despite Western appeals for a truce and a return to a peace plan.
Nationalist EU parties announce plans to join forces after May vote
Nationalist, anti-immigration parties plan to join forces following next month’s EU parliamentary election, looking to create a new bloc to shake up the European Union, officials from four groups said on Monday.
SoftBank-backed Grab seeks another $2 billion funding in expansion drive
Grab is looking to raise another $2 billion this year to ramp up expansion, its CEO Anthony Tan told Reuters, only weeks after announcing more than $4.5 billion of funding in what has become Southeast Asia’s largest round of private financing.
UK’s May to meet Merkel in Berlin on Tuesday for Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss Brexit, a spokesman for the German government said on Monday.
Macron to host UK’s May in Paris on Tuesday for Brexit talks: Elysee
French President Emmanuel Macron will host British Prime Minister Theresa May for Brexit talks at the Elysee palace in Paris on Tuesday evening, a presidency official said on Monday.
Filling ‘Brexodus’ gap, Filipino nurses find English tests too daunting
Bracing for life after Brexit, British hospitals badly need more nurses like Filipino Jobie Escalona, but she twice flunked a mandatory English language test that asked her to write up the merits of immigration and computer education in school.
Russian court frees director who poked fun at authorities on bail
A Russian court on Monday said it had freed on bail a prominent theater and film director who had been under house arrest since 2017 on suspicion of embezzling state funds in a case critics said looked politically-motivated.
