Canadian prime minister Trudeau’s chief secretary resigns
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s principal secretary Gerald Butts has resigned from his position, according to a statement issued by Butts on Monday.
Venezuela to distribute food to poor Colombians amid aid tension
Venezuela’s government will distribute food to poor residents of the Colombian border city of Cucuta this weekend, the Information Minister said on Monday, an effort that would parallel opposition plans to bring in humanitarian aid.
More EU-UK Brexit talks set after Cox sets out backstop changes
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said on Monday he would hold more talks with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier at mid-week after British Attorney General Geoffrey Cox sets out proposed amendments to the tricky Irish border backstop.
Four cabinet ministers urge UK’s May to stop using no-deal Brexit threat in talks: report
Four of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s senior ministers have urged her to stop using the threat of a no-deal Brexit in divorce negotiations with the European Union, the Guardian newspaper reported on Monday.
No one in Europe would oppose extension to Brexit talks: Juncker
No one in Europe would oppose a British demand for an extension of talks on Britain’s exit from the European Union beyond the March 29 deadline, the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker told the Stuttgarter Zeitung in an interview.
Nigeria’s electoral commission allows resumption of campaigning after vote delay: statement
Nigeria’s electoral commission approved on Monday the resumption of political campaigning, the body said in a statement, after the general elections were delayed by a week last Saturday.
Britain’s Brexit secretary to meet with EU’s Barnier again mid-week
Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay said he had a positive meeting with the European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday and would meet him again later in the week.
Saudi visit highlights Pakistan’s search for investment
The lavish welcome for visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Islamabad this weekend could hardly have made more clear Pakistan’s dependence on foreign investments to prop up its stumbling economy and plug its depleted reserves.
Ex-finance minister Kudrin says detention of top U.S. investor is ’emergency’ for Russian economy
The detention in Russia of Baring Vostok’s U.S. founder Michael Calvey is an emergency for the Russian economy, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin, now head of the Audit Chamber, said on Monday.
Gibraltar cautions Spain over ‘quixotic’ incursion by warship
Gibraltar’s leader on Monday said an incursion into British waters by a Spanish warship at the weekend was a quixotic attempt at intimidation but that the people of Gibraltar would stand up to bullies both before and after Brexit on March 29.
