EU to Britain: come back Friday with reworked backstop – diplomats
EU Brexit negotiators have rejected Britain’s latest proposals on the so-called Irish backstop and told the UK’s top lawyer to come back on Friday with a reworked version, according to EU diplomats.
UK parliament will vote on May’s Brexit deal on March 12: Commons leader
British lawmakers will vote on whether to approve Prime Minister Theresa May’s revised Brexit deal on March 12, the leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom said on Thursday.
Egyptian forces kill seven militants near Cairo: government
Egyptian security forces killed seven suspected militants in two operations in Giza, across the Nile from central Cairo, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
Germany foreign ministry boosts number of women diplomats
The number of women in senior leadership roles at Germany’s foreign ministry has increased sharply in the past year ago but they are still underrepresented in diplomatic missions overseas, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday.
India holds Kashmir separatists under law allowing imprisonment without charge
Indian authorities on Thursday extended the detention of two separatist leaders in the disputed Kashmir region, police said, holding them under a controversial law that allows for suspects to be held for up to two years without charge.
Deputy SNP leader says new Scottish independence vote could happen without UK blessing
The deputy leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) said the independence movement could push ahead with a new vote on splitting Scotland from the United Kingdom, even if such a ballot were not sanctioned by Britain’s parliament.
Danish police charge 14 for sharing Morocco murder video on social media
Danish police have charged 14 people for sharing a video on social media purportedly showing the murder of a Scandinavian woman in Morocco last December.
Italy wants to review funding for rail link with France
Italy called on Thursday for a funding review of a high-speed rail link with France, a multi-billion-dollar project that threatens to tear apart Rome’s ruling coalition.
EU Brexit team told UK’s Cox to rework backstop plan, return on Friday: diplomats
European Union Brexit negotiators rejected the latest proposals on the Brexit “backstop” presented by Britain’s Attorney General Geoffrey Cox in Brussels on Tuesday and told him to rework them and come back on Friday, EU diplomats said.
Hungary to replace anti-Brussels billboards next week: PM aide
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party will replace its anti-Brussels billboards after the European Parliament’s main center-right group threatened to expel it from its ranks, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Thursday.
