UK ‘not impressed by Barnier’s tweets’ on Irish backstop: government source
Britain was “not impressed” by proposals from the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier saying the bloc was ready to give Britain the unilateral right to leave the customs union, a British government source said on Friday.
China’s Belt and Road plan could be good for Italy: Italian PM
China’s “Belt and Road” infrastructure plan could be good news for Italy, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday, confirming that he might sign an accord with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month.
Big anti-Bouteflika protest fills Algerian capital
Tens of thousands of Algerians packed central Algiers to capacity on Friday to challenge President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s 20-year-old rule in the biggest protests in the capital in 28 years.
Women’s Day unites activists, protesters and a feminist ‘bump’
Campaigners for gender equality took to European city streets on Friday to mark International Women’s Day with protests and celebrations – and a royal mother-to-be said she hoped her baby would be a feminist whatever its sex.
Venezuela restores electricity to some parts of Caracas: state television
Venezuela has restored electricity to some parts of the capital of Caracas, state television said on Friday, following a major blackout on Thursday that knocked out service in much of the struggling OPEC nation.
EU’s Barnier offers Britain ‘unilateral exit’ from customs union after Brexit
The European Union is ready to give Britain the unilateral right to leave the bloc’s customs union, chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday, in a bid to make the Brexit deal acceptable to the UK parliament.
Germany won’t classify Iran ally Hezbollah as terrorist: Spiegel
Germany will not follow Britain’s lead in declaring Iran-backed Hezbollah a terrorist organization, a senior official was quoted as saying on Friday, a decision that may fuel tensions with Saudi Arabia and the United States.
Trump associate Felix Sater’s testimony postponed to March 27
The congressional testimony of Felix Sater, a former business associate of U.S. President Donald Trump who worked on a plan to build a Trump-branded skyscraper in Moscow, has been pushed back by two weeks to March 27, a congressional aide said on Frida…
No light at end of tunnel in Italy rail link dispute
Italy’s ruling coalition made no progress on Friday in defusing a dispute over a high-speed rail link to France that threatens the government’s future, ahead of a looming deadline when tenders for the infrastructure are due to be launched.
Estonian Reform Party to hold coalition talks with Fatherland, Social Democrats
Estonia’s Reform party, the biggest in parliament after the March 3 election, will hold talks with the conservative Fatherland Party and the Social Democrats on a new cabinet, its leader said on Friday.
