North Korea says U.S. will never escape security threats if no result in talks: KCNA
North Korea’s state media said on Sunday that the people of the United States would “never be cleared of security threats” if this week’s nuclear talks in Vietnam end without results.
Second Brexit referendum important safety net to prevent ‘no deal’: Labour’s trade spokesman
The idea of a second Brexit referendum will become more important as the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal draws closer, the opposition Labour Party’s trade spokesman Barry Gardiner told Sky News on Sunday.
Deaths mount to 150 in India’s second toxic liquor tragedy this month
At least 150 people have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor in a northeastern state of India, the second such tragedy in the country this month, with many more hospitalized as authorities try to pinpoint the source and round up perpetrators.
EU trying to provide reassurance to Britain on Brexit deal: Ireland says
The European Union is trying to provide reassurance on Britain’s exit deal with the bloc but will not reopen the text of the agreement, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday.
Brexit must not be frustrated, UK PM Theresa May says
Britain’s exit from the European Union must not be frustrated and the government must focus on delivering it, Prime Minister Theresa May said.
Britain’s next Brexit flashpoint: What happens in parliament on February 26-27?
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces another trial by parliament this week when she must tell lawmakers what progress she has made in talks with the European Union, as patience in her party wears thin and the risk of a disorderly Brexit rises.
A prayer for Brexit: Church of England spiritual leader to plead for unity
The spiritual leader of the Church of England may lead five days of prayer with other Churches after Britain’s March 29 exit from the European Union in an attempt to ease Brexit divisions, The Sunday Times reported.
India toughens crackdown on Kashmir: more detained, movement curbed
Indian troops and police have detained more than 160 separatist leaders and activists, mainly from the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), in two successive nights of raids in disputed Kashmir, and placed new curbs on people’s movements.
Emperor Akihito, soon to abdicate, urges Japan to build ‘sincere’ ties with world
Japan’s Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate at the end of April in the first such event in two centuries, marked the 30th anniversary of his enthronement on Sunday with a call for the country to open up and forge sincere ties with the world.
Polls open for Senegal’s presidential election
Polls opened in Senegal on Sunday in an election President Macky Sall is expected to win after strong economic growth in his first term, although rights groups criticize him for squeezing out rivals.
