UK PM May told ministers she wants legally binding changes to Brexit deal
Prime Minister Theresa May told her top ministers on Tuesday her objective was to secure legally binding changes to Britain’s EU exit deal to ensure that the country could not be trapped indefinitely in the Northern Irish backstop, her spokesman said….
Factbox: Risk of no-deal Brexit still seen low, delay likelier, banks say
The risk Britain will crash out of the EU without an agreement is low but rising, according to banks and asset managers who also see a growing likelihood of Brexit being delayed.
In France’s Basque region, police grapple with new migration flashpoint
In the Basque Country town of Bayonne, in the foothills of the Pyrenees, French police are struggling to stem a growing flow of migrants crossing the snow-capped mountains that straddle the border between France and Spain.
Reunified Germany is in no rush to help reconcile Korea
Politicians and campaigners are urging Germany to use the lessons of its own reunification to help bring North and South Korea together, but Berlin is in no rush to take up the challenge.
Central African Republic signs peace deal with armed groups
Central African Republic signed a peace deal with 14 armed groups on Tuesday following two weeks of talks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
Iran warns Israel of a “firm response” if it continues attacking targets in Syria: Fars news
The secretary of Iran’s National Security Council warned Israel on Tuesday of a firm and “deterrent” response if it continued attacking targets in Syria.
Lack of funding may prevent over half of Libya’s local elections
At least 69 municipal councils out of 120 in Libya may not hold elections in March due to a lack of funding by the UN-backed government, the head of the elections committee said.
Angelina Jolie visits Rohingya camps, says refugees’ plight ‘shames us all’
U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited camps in Bangladesh for Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and condemned the world’s failure to prevent a crisis that saw 730,000 people driven from their homes.
Russia plans new missile systems to counter U.S. by 2021
Russia will race to develop two new land-based missile launch systems before 2021 to respond to Washington’s planned exit from a landmark nuclear arms control pact, it said on Tuesday.
Italy cabinet nominates EU Minister Savona as Consob chief: sources
The Italian cabinet has nominated euro-sceptic EU Affairs Minister Paolo Savona as the next head of Consob, the country’s market watchdog, two government sources said on Tuesday.
