EU ready to work again on declaration on post-Brexit ties: Barnier
The European Union is ready to work again on the political declaration on future EU-UK ties but the Brexit withdrawal deal already agreed is the best one possible, the bloc’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, said on Monday.
Polish foreign minister proposes limiting Brexit deal’s Irish backstop: BBC
Poland’s foreign minister said on Monday he is proposing limiting the Irish backstop to five years in order to unblock the Brexit deadlock, a reporter for the BBC in Brussels said.
Suicide bomber rams U.S.-backed forces at Syria checkpoint
A suicide bomber drove his car into a checkpoint in northeastern Syria on Monday, injuring several soldiers of Kurdish-led forces during a joint convoy with U.S. allies, locals said.
UK lauds EU sanctions against ‘reckless’ Russian military intelligence
Britain on Monday welcomed European Union sanctions against Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, saying it sent a tough message to the Kremlin after a chemical attack against a former British spy in an English cathedral city.
Factbox: UK PM’s Brexit ‘plan B’ – What happens next in parliament?
British Prime Minister Theresa May will return to parliament on Monday to lay out her plans to break the deadlock over Brexit after her agreement with the European Union was resoundingly rejected last week.
Russia rejects U.S. call to destroy missile in arms pact row: Interfax
Russia said on Monday it was unacceptable for the United States to demand Moscow destroy its 9M729 cruise missile, a weapon Washington alleges is in violation of a landmark Cold-War era treaty.
Al Qaeda affiliate claims Mali attack that killed U.N. peacekeepers
A Mali-based al Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers in the north of the country, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Monday, citing the Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to Chad as the motive.
Greek parliament to vote on Macedonia name deal on Thursday
Greece’s parliament will vote on an accord on Thursday to end a longstanding dispute between Athens and Skopje over Macedonia’s name, a parliament official told Reuters on Monday, declining to be named.
Colombia’s ELN rebels say deadly car bomb was legitimate act of war
Colombia’s ELN rebel group on Monday claimed responsibility for last week’s car bomb attack against a police academy that killed 21 as a legitimate act of war and urged President Ivan Duque to return to the negotiating table.
Erdogan says Turkey will not allow Syria safe zone that will turn into “swamp”
Turkey will never allow the implementation of a safe zone in Syria that will turn into “a swamp” like in northern Iraq, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, referring to an area where Kurdish militants have operations.
