UK PM May promises vote in parliament on Brexit deal by March 12
British Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Sunday to bring a vote on her Brexit deal back to parliament by March 12, the latest delay in her attempts to win approval for a plan to ease Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Britain’s May calls on Saudi to use influence to end Yemen fighting
British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to use his influence to encourage Yemeni parties toward peace, telling a summit that governments must redouble efforts to secure a political settlement to the crisis.
UK’s Labour is moving closer to backing second Brexit referendum: senior lawmakers
Britain’s opposition Labour Party is moving closer to supporting a second Brexit referendum and could do so as soon as this week, several of its senior lawmakers said on Sunday.
Algerian police use tear gas on anti-government protesters
Police in Algiers fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to run for a fifth term after six years of his near total absence from public life.
Putin, Netanyahu to discuss Syria at Moscow meeting: RIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the Syrian conflict with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when the two leaders meet in Moscow next week, RIA news agency cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday.
Observers say several killed in Nigeria poll violence
As many as 35 people were killed in election violence in Nigeria civil society groups said on Sunday after voters went to the polls in a tight presidential race between President Muhammadu Buhari and businessman Atiku Abubakar.
Sudan appoints Mustafa Youssef as finance minister
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has appointed Mustafa Youssef to replace Moatazz Moussa as finance minister, a presidential statement said on Sunday.
Egypt denounces U.N. over executions criticism
Egypt’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for criticizing trials that led to the execution of nine people last week.
North Korea warns U.S. skeptics as Kim heads for Vietnam for summit with Trump
North Korea warned President Donald Trump on Sunday not to listen to U.S. critics who were disrupting efforts to improve ties, as its leader, Kim Jong Un, made his way across China by train to a second summit with Trump in Vietnam.
India toughens Kashmir crackdown; more detained and movement curbed
Indian troops and police have detained more than 160 separatist leaders and activists, mainly from the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), over two successive nights of raids in disputed Kashmir and imposed new curbs on freedom of movement.
