Center-right to top EU poll; far-right surges: survey
The center-right is set to remain the biggest group in the EU legislature after elections in May that should also show a surge in seats for the far-right, a survey by the European Parliament showed on Monday.
Pakistan says Saudi crown prince orders 2,100 Pakistani prisoners released
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered the release of about 2,100 Pakistani prisoners from the kingdom’s jails during a high-profile visit to Islamabad, Pakistan’s information minister said on Monday.
Facebook says it is ‘open to meaningful regulation’
Facebook is “open to meaningful regulation”, it said on Monday after British lawmakers said that big technology companies should be subject to a compulsory code of ethics to tackle the spread of fake news and abuse of users’ data.
Some UK Labour lawmakers to quit party over Brexit: source
A group of British opposition Labour lawmakers will on Monday announce they are leaving the party over leader Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit and a row over anti-Semitism, a source said, adding more resignations could follow.
India says two masterminds of Kashmir bombing killed in clash
Indian security forces on Monday killed two suspected organizers of a deadly suicide bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir that has fueled tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, police said.
Spanish warship ordered ships to leave British waters near Gibraltar
A Spanish warship tried to order commercial shipping to leave anchorages in British waters near Gibraltar but was challenged by the British navy and sailed away, Gibraltar said, the latest example of tension over the strategic port as Brexit approaches…
Britain’s opposition Labour Party splits as some lawmakers to leave: BBC
Britain’s opposition Labour Party is about to split as a small group of lawmakers will leave the party because they are upset with leader Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit and a row over anti-Semitism, the BBC reported on Monday.
Britain having useful discussions on Brexit with Brussels: minister
Legal changes to Britain’s deal to leave the European Union will be difficult but recent trips by British ministers to Brussels have been productive, the prime minister’s effective deputy, David Lidington, said on Monday.
France snubs Trump’s appeal to repatriate IS fighters en masse, for now
France will for now not act on U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for European allies to repatriate hundreds of Islamic State fighters from Syria, taking back militants on a “case-by-case” basis, its justice minister said on Monday.
Israeli cyber-hotline offers help for the hacked
Israel has launched a cyber hotline, staffed mostly by veterans of military computing units, to enable businesses and private individuals to report suspected hacking and receive real-time solutions.
