UK finance minister Hammond to tell the cabinet to consider referendum: the Times
British finance minister Philip Hammond will tell cabinet on Tuesday that the Conservatives may have to consider referendum, since neither the party or the country could afford an election, the Times’ deputy political editor said in a tweet.
U.S. vice president to meet families of Citgo workers detained in Venezuela
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday will meet at the White House with family members of six executives from Citgo Petroleum jailed in Venezuela since 2017 and will call on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to free them, a White House official s…
Canada’s Trudeau sticks to guns as scandal threatens re-election
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s insistence that there is little wrong with how he is handling the worst crisis of his tenure is frustrating lawmakers and senior party figures who believe the approach could cost him re-election this October.
Lockheed clinches $2.4 billion deal for sale of THAAD missiles
Lockheed Martin Corp was awarded a $2.4 billion Pentagon contract on Monday for THAAD interceptor missiles, some of which are slated to be delivered to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Factbox: Brexit in numbers – How did the UK parliament vote on Monday?
British lawmakers grabbed control of the Brexit process for a second day on Monday in order to try to find a majority for an alternative way forward that could break the parliamentary deadlock over Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed deal.
Brexit deadlocked again: British parliament fails to find an alternative
Britain was no nearer to resolving the chaos surrounding its departure from the European Union after parliament failed on Monday to find a majority of its own for any alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal.
U.S. halts F-35 equipment to Turkey, protests its plans to buy from Russia
The United States has halted delivery of equipment related to the stealthy F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey, marking the first concrete U.S. step to block delivery of the jet to the NATO ally in light of Ankara’s planned purchase of a Russian missile de…
UK lawmaker Boles quits Conservative Party over Brexit
Conservative lawmaker Nick Boles said on Monday he was resigning from Prime Minister Theresa May’s governing party after his attempt to seek an alternative route forward to break the deadlock in parliament over Brexit was rejected.
Britain can avoid long Brexit delay by passing deal this week: minister
Britain can avoid a long delay to Brexit and leave the European Union in 11 days’ time if parliament passes a deal this week, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Monday.
U.S. considering additional Iran sanctions, perhaps in May: official
The U.S. government is considering additional sanctions against Iran that would target areas of its economy that have not been hit before, a senior Trump administration official told reporters on Monday.
