Up to 15 British ministers may vote to stop UK from leaving EU on March 29: Bloomberg
As many as 15 British government ministers may vote to stop the United Kingdom leaving the European Union on March 29 in the event that no Brexit deal has been agreed, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Don’t blame Theresa May, EU’s Juncker jokes of face wound
Jean-Claude Juncker cut himself shaving on Wednesday — hardly news, even in the hothouse Brussels’ EU political bubble.
Netanyahu makes deal with far-right party ahead of Israeli election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an election alliance with a far-right party on Wednesday that could give followers of the late anti-Arab rabbi, Meir Kahane, a stronger voice in Israeli politics.
Trump likely to visit Japan in May, G20 in June
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit Japan in May to meet with the country’s new emperor and then return in June for a G20 gathering, a White House official said on Wednesday after a phone call between Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shin…
Czechs clean thousands of human bones in ossuary renovation
Restoration experts in the Czech Republic have been set an unusual task – to dismantle four towering pyramids made up of centuries-old bones from more than 40,000 human bodies, clean them up and then reconstruct them as before.
Russia must build own internet in case of foreign disruption: Putin
Russia must prepare for possible Western attempts to deny it access to the global internet by creating its own self-sufficient ‘segments’ of the web, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Wednesday by Russian news agencies.
U.S. dismisses Putin nuclear comments as ‘propaganda’
The United States on Wednesday dismissed comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow would match any U.S. move to deploy new nuclear missiles closer to Russia as propaganda designed to divert attention from alleged Russian violations of th…
Switzerland says its president didn’t speak to Guaido about freezing accounts
Swiss President Ueli Maurer did not speak to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido about freezing Swiss bank accounts belonging to the South American nation, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
Abuse victims demand to see pope, call for bishops to be fired
Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy demanded on Wednesday to meet Pope Francis to press their call for the Church to apply a zero tolerance policy including the dismissal of bishops who covered up such offences.
EU won’t renegotiate Brexit deal: Spain foreign ministry source
The European Union will not agree to renegotiate the deal on Britain’s exit from the bloc but there might be some margin of maneuver for a statement on the Irish backstop, a Spanish foreign ministry source told Reuters.
