Enforcer in UK PM May’s Conservative Party quits over Brexit deal
A lawmaker, who helped enforce discipline in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party, quit his role on Monday over her Brexit deal with the European Union which faces a crucial vote in parliament on Tuesday.
EU offers UK ‘legal’ pledge Irish backstop seen as temporary
The European Union told Theresa May on Monday that it stood by commitments to find ways to avoid triggering the controversial “Irish backstop” in their Brexit deal and that this pledge had legal weight.
Russia says disagreements still hampers peace talks with Japan
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday there were still significant points of disagreement with Japan standing in the way of a push to sign a peace deal to end a decades-old territorial dispute.
Key dates in the investigation of Nissan ex-Chairman Ghosn
Ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn was indicted on two additional charges of financial misconduct on Friday, bringing the number of charges against him to three.
Brexit is in peril if divorce deal voted down, UK PM May warns
Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday warned lawmakers that Brexit would be in peril if they voted down her Brexit deal.
Brexit is in peril, UK PM May warns ahead of vote on her deal
Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Monday that Britain’s planned exit from the EU could be derailed, a last-ditch effort to win over Brexit-supporting lawmakers who have repeatedly said they will vote down her divorce deal.
Saudi-backed organization denounces countries for ‘inciting’ women to flee
An organization backed by Saudi Arabia accused several foreign countries of inciting young women to reject their families, the first public comments from Riyadh since a woman claiming domestic abuse was granted asylum in Canada over the weekend.
Leftist militant lands in Italy to serve life sentence for murder
Italy’s former leftist guerrilla Cesare Battisti landed in Rome on Monday after being expelled from Bolivia, his latest hideout, almost four decades after escaping from an Italian prison.
Chemical weapons agency agrees to ban Novichok nerve agents
The OPCW global chemical weapons watchdog will add Novichok, the Soviet-era nerve agent used in an attack last year in Salisbury, England, to its list of banned toxins after its members adopted a proposal on Monday.
Bangladesh PM to meet opposition which still rejects poll results
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who won her third straight term in an election last month marred by allegations of rigging, will “soon” meet opposition leaders who have so far boycotted parliament after rejecting the vote result.
