We need clarity, France and Germany tell UK after May seeks further Brexit delay
The foreign ministers of Germany and France called for more clarity from London on Tuesday after British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would seek a further delay to Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.
Ecuador’s president says Assange breached terms of London embassy asylum
President Lenin Moreno of Ecuador told radio stations on Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has “repeatedly violated” the terms of his asylum in the Andean nation’s London embassy, where he has lived for nearly seven years.
Brexit becoming ‘soft to the point of disintegration’, says Johnson
Boris Johnson, who was a leading figure in the campaign to take Britain out of the EU, said Brexit was becoming “soft to the point of disintegration” after Prime Minister Theresa May asked to work with the opposition Labour party to secure an exit deal…
Algeria’s Bouteflika – from revolutionary to ailing recluse
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who resigned on Tuesday after resisting weeks of protests, established himself by ending a ruinous civil war but came undone over corruption and economic stagnation.
UK PM May’s Brexit plea to Labour likely to fail, JPMorgan warns
U.S. investment bank JPMorgan predicted failure for British Prime Minister’s appeal for help from opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to break the Brexit logjam.
Brexit prize in sight, May wants to find way with Labour: spokesman
Prime Minister Theresa May believes trying to reach agreement with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to break a parliamentary impasse is worth aiming for to win the “significant prize” of Brexit, her spokesman said on Tuesday.
Canada scandal starting to hit Trudeau’s support in key province
The biggest scandal of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tenure is starting to hit his fortunes in the populous province of Quebec, where the ruling Liberals say they need to pick up seats in an October election to remain in power.
French report say plane in 2016 EgyptAir crash should never have taken off
The 2016 crash of a Paris-Cairo EgyptAir flight that killed all 66 people on board was a result of a lack of maintenance and the plane should never have taken off, according to an experts’ report commissioned by France’s justice ministry.
Boris Johnson: UK PM May’s new plan will hand power to Brussels
Boris Johnson, former British foreign secretary and prominent Brexiteer, said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May’s new plan to further delay Brexit and open talks with the opposition Labour Party would hand power to the European Union.
EU’s Tusk calls for patience with Britain over Brexit
European Union leaders should be patient with Britain over its struggle to find majority support in parliament for a deal to exit the bloc, EU leaders group chairman Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.
