Myanmar activists charged after protesting independence hero statue
Dozens of activists in eastern Myanmar face charges of unlawful assembly, an activist leader said on Friday, after police broke up the latest protest against a statue of Aung San, the nation’s independence hero and father of leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
UK, Norway, Iceland agrees on citizens’ rights if no-deal Brexit: Iceland
Britain and the so-called EEA EFTA countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, have reached an agreement on citizens’ rights should Britain leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement, Iceland’s government said on Friday.
Britain’s May will press for changes to Brexit deal with Irish PM: spokeswoman
British Prime Minister Theresa May will use a dinner with Ireland’s Leo Varadkar on Friday to build on talks she held with EU leaders and press her argument for legally binding changes to the Brexit divorce deal, her spokeswoman said.
Fire at Flamengo training centre in Rio kills 10: firefighters
A fire at the training centre of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo killed 10 people and injured at least three others on Friday, firefighters said.
London pushes to take Saudis off EU dirty money blacklist: sources
Britain is leading a group of European Union states who are trying to block an EU plan to include Saudi Arabia and 22 other jurisdictions on a blacklist of countries that pose money-laundering and terrorism financing threats, sources said.
The Thai princess who would be prime minister
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi on Friday upended military-ruled Thailand’s politics by becoming the prime ministerial candidate for a party loyal to ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Norway proposes legislation to secure rights of citizens if no-deal Brexit
Norway’s government proposed legislation on Friday to secure the rights of Norwegians living in Britain and of Britons living in Norway in the case of a no-deal Brexit, the country’s justice ministry said.
After storied life, Thai princess turned populist aims to be PM
She is a Thai princess who became a champion sailor, married a foreign commoner, earned two degrees in the United States, starred in a soap opera and tragically lost her son in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Ireland backstop clause not a ‘trick’ to keep UK in EU: Germany
The Irish backstop clause in Britain and the European Union’s Brexit transition plan is not a “trick” to keep UK trapped in the bloc, Germany’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Friday.
Libya’s NOC calls for avoiding escalation at Sharara oilfield
Libya’s National Oil Corp on Friday urged all parties to avoid escalation at the El Sharara oilfield, the country’s largest, and said it would not resume normal operations until security had been restored.
