Merkel lends support to Tusk’s offer of short Brexit delay
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed readiness on Thursday to back a short extension to Britain’s planned exit from the European Union, suggesting that the June 30 date requested by Prime Minister Theresa May was problematic.
Venezuela opposition legislator says he was not arrested by intelligence agents
Venezuelan opposition legislator Sergio Vergara said on Thursday he had not been arrested by intelligence agents who raided his house before dawn.
U.S. envoy blames Houthis for Yemen peace deal delays
The U.S. ambassador to Yemen blamed the Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Thursday for the stalling of a U.N.-led peace deal in the main port of Hodeidah and said the group’s weapons pose a threat to other countries in the region.
Exclusive: Ethiopian crash captain untrained on 737 MAX simulator
The captain of a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight was unable to practice on a new simulator for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 before he died in a crash with 157 others, a pilot colleague said.
U.S. envoy blames stalled Yemen peace deal on Houthi ‘delays’
The U.S. ambassador to Yemen blamed on Thursday the Iran-aligned Houthi movement for the stalling of a U.N.-led peace deal in the main port of Hodeidah and said the group’s weapons pose a threat to regional countries.
China urges U.S. to block Taiwan leader’s Hawaii stop-over
China urged the United States on Thursday not to allow Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to stop over in Hawaii next week when she makes a tour of the island’s diplomatic allies in the Pacific, adding another irritant to Beijing-Washington ties.
Britain says EU could hold emergency summit to offer conditional Brexit extension
The European Union could next week hold an emergency summit to offer a Brexit extension with potentially onerous conditions such as holding another referendum, British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday.
Merkel: Germany will meet pledge to spend 1.5 percent of GDP on defense by 2024
Germany will meet the obligation it has made to NATO allies to spend 1.5 percent of economic output on defense by 2024, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
U.S.-backed fighters say operation at last Islamic State enclave not over
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters said they were still searching territory captured from Islamic State at its final enclave in eastern Syria on Thursday and denied a report the jihadists had been finally defeated.
Reliance sends fuel from India, Europe to Venezuela to sidestep U.S. sanctions
India’s Reliance Industries is selling fuels to Venezuela from India and Europe to sidestep sanctions that bar U.S.-based companies from dealing with state-run PDVSA, according to trading sources and Refinitiv Eikon data.
