UK’s May to meet Labour leader to try to break Brexit stalemate
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday to thrash out a Brexit compromise, a gamble that could finally see a European Union divorce deal agreed but also tear her party apart.
New Brexit referendum would take 12 months to prepare: UK minister
The legislation necessary for a potential second referendum on Brexit would take around 12 months to prepare, Britain’s Brexit minister said on Wednesday.
Palestinian tries to stab West Bank settler, is shot dead: Israel
A Palestinian tried to stab Israelis with a knife in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and was shot dead by one of them, the Israeli military and a witness said.
India’s Hindu groups quietly put controversial temple plan on backburner
Millions of Hindus will wake up at the crack of dawn this Saturday, five days before the start of India’s general election, and march to nearby temples to chant a sacred hymn and renew a pledge to build a temple on the ruins of a 16th-century mosque.
UK parliament likely to back Brexit deal agreed by May and Corbyn: Barclay
Britain’s parliament is likely to back a Brexit deal if it is agreed between Prime Minister Theresa May and the leader of the opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn, Britain’s Brexit minister said on Wednesday.
Austria’s Kurz calls on British MPs to avoid no-deal Brexit
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday he hopes that British lawmakers will back a solution that avoids a hard Brexit as leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement would do “massive” harm to Britain’s economy.
Saudi women activists back in court, temporary release ruling expected
Nearly a dozen prominent Saudi women activists returned to court on Wednesday to face charges related to their human rights work and contacts with foreign journalists and diplomats, in a case that has intensified Western criticism of a key Mideast ally…
UK minister quits, fearing Brexit deal ‘cooked up with a Marxist’
Conservative lawmaker Nigel Adams said on Wednesday he has resigned as a minister for Wales after Prime Minister Theresa May offered talks with the leader of the opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, to break the Brexit deadlock.
UK government would accept parliament decision for soft Brexit: Barclay
Britain’s Conservative government would accept parliament’s choosing a so-called ‘soft’ Brexit after failing to secure backing for Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Wednesday.
Brexit: Ireland sees British PM May’s move as reducing threat of no-deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to open Brexit talks with the opposition Labour Party has reduced the chances of the UK crashing out of the European Union without a deal, Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Wednesday.
