May asks for Brexit extension to June 30; EU could offer a year
British Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to Brussels on Friday asking for a delay of Brexit until up to June 30, while saying she aims to get Britain out of the EU earlier to avoid it participating in European elections.
Longer Brexit extension might make more sense: Irish PM
A longer Brexit extension might be favourable to avoid continued uncertainty, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday, after his British counterpart Theresa May asked for a delay until up to June 30.
Losing its luster – how Erdogan party’s campaign put off Istanbul voters
It was midnight on election night when Turkey’s main opposition party finally believed it had overturned a decade and a half of failure at the polls and delivered a stinging defeat to the country’s master campaigner, President Tayyip Erdogan.
Algeria protesters return to the streets as spy boss reported sacked
Protesters waving banners and calling for radical change marched through Algiers for a seventh successive Friday as Algeria’s spy chief was reported fired in a further sign of high-level turmoil following the resignation of the country’s veteran presid…
Canada expects foreign meddling in October election: foreign minister
Canada’s foreign minister said on Friday it was likely that foreign actors would meddle in her country’s October elections and her British counterpart said a deterrent to stop countries like Russia from interfering was critical.
Salvini plans rally to unite Europe’s far-right ahead of vote
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday he would host a major rally of European nationalist and far-right parties to promote a shared political vision ahead of May’s EU parliamentary elections.
Factbox: Lost in the Brexit maze – What happens next in Britain?
British Prime Minister Theresa May has formally asked for another delay to the country’s exit from the European Union, buying time to thrash out an alternative Brexit plan with her political opponents.
Italy’s Di Maio: Give England the time it needs for Brexit
All European states should give England the time it needs for its departure from the European Union, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio was cited as saying on Friday.
Indonesia to send investigators to Ethiopia to aid crash probes
Indonesia will send two investigators to Ethiopia to assist in a probe and exchange data on two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX jets since October, the head of the country’s air safety agency told Reuters on Friday.
In Indian election, Gandhi sibling charms but may struggle to win votes
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra became the latest member of India’s storied Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to enter politics in January, but the boost she brings the opposition campaign may not turn the tide against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, polls show.
