Brexit hangs in balance as parliament to vote on May’s tweaked deal
The future of Britain’s exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday as lawmakers prepared to vote on a divorce deal after Prime Minister Theresa May won last-minute assurances from the European Union.
Irish PM: Brexit backstop not undermined by additional assurances
Legally binding assurances on Brexit that Britain won from the European Union do not undermine the backstop or its application in avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday.
Ethiopia crash bodies will take days to release
Families of those killed aboard Ethiopia Airlines flight 302 must wait at least five days to begin receiving some victims’ remains, the company said on Tuesday, though the identification of others is expected to take much longer.
No EU tax haven blacklist today, chairman Romania says
European Union finance ministers are unlikely to adopt a new blacklist of tax havens at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, the meeting chair, Romanian Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici, told reporters.
EU tax haven blacklist must be adopted on Tuesday: France’s Le Maire
France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he wanted EU governments to adopt an updated tax haven blacklist at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.
Brexiteer Rees-Mogg says: waiting for lawyers’ opinion on May’s deal
British Conservative lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg said he was waiting for legal advice on whether to back changes to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, adding that parliament might need to delay Tuesday’s key vote for a day.
Taiwan president to visit Pacific allies amid China pressure
Taiwan’s president will visit three diplomatic allies in the Pacific next week and could stop-over in U.S. territory, potentially angering China as it seeks to snatch away the self-ruled island’s few remaining friends.
Macron calls for ‘reasonable’ transition period in Algeria
France’s Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to abandon his quest for a fifth term in power opened a new chapter in the country’s history and called for a “reasonable duration” to the transition period.
Brexiteer David Davis says May’s deal could be acceptable: Talk Radio
Britain’s former Brexit Secretary David Davis said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal may be acceptable if the government’s top lawyer said clearly that the new assurances have legal force.
Indonesians get first chance to ride subway in traffic-clogged capital
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, held on Tuesday the first public trial run of its $3 billion mass rapid transit (MRT) system aimed at improving transport conditions in a city suffering some of the worst traffic jams in the world.
