Britain’s Brexit freedom will be heavenly, Nigel Farage tells Tusk
Brexit will be heavenly for the United Kingdom because it will be free from bullies in Europe, Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said on Wednesday in a direct riposte to European Council President Donald Tusk.
Extending Brexit talks would just defer difficult decisions: UK’s Lidington
Extending the negotiating period for Britain to leave the European Union would only defer a decision by parliament on a Brexit deal, cabinet office minister, David Lidington, said on Wednesday.
British PM May seeks a border compromise in Northern Ireland
British Prime Minister Theresa May tried to break the deadlock over Brexit on Wednesday by thrashing out alternative proposals for the Irish border with political parties in Northern Ireland.
Hell for Brexit: EU’s Tusk lashes eurosceptics
Britain’s Brexiteers with no plan of how to deliver deserve a “special place in hell”, the EU’s Donald Tusk said, adding he no longer believed there was a way to stop Britain leaving due to the “pro-Brexit stance” of both the prime minister and the lea…
Palestinians ‘encouraged’ by Netanyahu rival’s settlement remarks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s spokesman gave a cautious welcome on Wednesday to remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest election rival suggesting openness to a future removal of settlements from the occupied West Bank.
EU won’t re-open Brexit deal, hopes May will have new proposals: EU’s Tusk
European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday he hoped British Prime Minister Theresa May would come to Brussels on Thursday with “realistic suggestions” on how to break the Brexit impasse as the EU would not re-open the Brexit deal.
Germany has assured NATO it will stick to defense spending aim: source
The German government has assured NATO that it will stick to its aim of boosting defense spending to 1.5 percent of its gross domestic product by 2024, despite having less wiggle room in its budget, a German security source told Reuters on Wednesday.
Indonesia court jails British woman for slapping Bali immigration officer
An Indonesian court on Wednesday jailed a British woman for six months for slapping an immigration officer in an argument over a fine for overstaying her visa.
Taliban reject Trump’s suggestion of lingering U.S. counter-terrorism presence
The Taliban reiterated on Wednesday their long-held demand that all foreign troops get out of Afghanistan, rejecting a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump of a lingering U.S. focus on counter-terrorism after troops are drawn down.
After meeting UK PM May, Northern Irish UUP says she is exploring time limit for backstop
British Prime Minister Theresa May discussed putting a time limit on the so-called Irish border backstop in talks with Northern Ireland’s Ulster Unionist Party, the party’s leader said on Wednesday.
