UK will back Brexit deal if it excludes Irish backstop, Hunt says
British lawmakers are certain to back a proposed Brexit agreement if it does not include the backstop, a controversial Irish border arrangement, British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt told a Polish newspaper.
Israeli election: More ‘King Bibi’ or bye-bye Bibi?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s face beams down from election billboards depicting him as a statesman, shaking hands with U.S. President Donald Trump.
EU watching UK Brexit votes on Thursday before making concessions: Fox
European Union governments want to see how Britain’s parliament votes on amendments to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy on Thursday to gauge whether they should make concessions to London, Britain’s trade minister Liam Fox said.
U.S.’s Bolton speaks to El Salvador president-elect about ‘predatory’ China
El Salvador’s President-elect Nayib Bukele spoke by phone on Wednesday with U.S. National Security advisor John Bolton, who said he requested cooperation to counteract what he called the “predatory” expansion of China.
I did it for my daughter, says woman arrested for headscarf protest in Iran
Azam Jangravi’s heart was pounding when she climbed atop an electricity transformer box on Tehran’s busy Revolution Street a year ago. She raised her headscarf in the air and waved it above her head.
EU adds Saudi Arabia to dirty-money blacklist, upsets UK, U.S.
The European Commission added Saudi Arabia, Panama and four U.S. territories to a blacklist of nations it considers a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering, the EU executive said on Wednesday.
Russia can weather possible new U.S. sanctions, minister says
Russia has the tools to shield its economy from possible new U.S. sanctions, and the central bank and finance ministry have already created a buffer to protect the country’s banks, the Russian finance minister said on Thursday.
Australia prepares for up to 300 medical transfers after refugee amendment
As many as 300 asylum seekers held in Pacific detention centers may be eligible to apply for medical transfers to Australia after hardline immigration laws were eased, media reports and a government official said on Thursday.
Philippine journalist released on bail after arrest causes outcry
The head of a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte was freed on bail on Thursday, a day after her widely condemned arrest on libel charges that critics say is a government effort to bully journalists.
Singapore to Hanoi: The bumpy diplomatic road since Trump and Kim first met
It’s been the better part of a year since U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stood face to face for the first time at their unprecedented summit in Singapore.
