Brazil’s Bolsonaro urges quick passage of bill to protect police
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday continued to set out priorities for his new administration, stressing his desire for the quick passage of a bill to protect security officials and measures to open up competition in the banking sector.
Spain’s Socialists lead in opinion poll, but no majority: CIS survey
Spain’s ruling Socialists would win most votes if an election were held today but would not have a majority, while the far-right Vox would see its support rise slightly, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
German politicians’ data published online, Merkel unaffected
Personal data and documents from hundreds of German politicians and public figures have been published online, the government said on Friday, adding that no sensitive material from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office was released.
UK PM May’s party opposes her Brexit deal as economy slows
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s bid to push her Brexit plans through parliament was dealt another blow on Friday when a survey showed most of her own party’s members oppose the agreement and would prefer to leave the EU without a deal.
Juncker plans to ‘listen’ to UK’s May on Friday
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will listen to British Prime Minister Theresa May give an update on Britain’s Brexit plans on Friday, a spokeswoman for the EU executive said.
British PM May to speak to Juncker on Friday: BBC
British Prime Minister Theresa May will speak to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker later on Friday as she steps up her push to secure concessions from Brussels to help get her Brexit deal through parliament.
Britain cautions Russia after U.S./UK citizen detained for spying
Britain cautioned Russia on Friday that individual citizens should be not used as pawns in a diplomatic chess game after a dual U.S./UK national was detained in Moscow on espionage charges.
Factbox: Britain’s big Brexit vote – What happens in parliament?
Prime Minister Theresa May must win a vote in parliament to get her Brexit deal approved or risk seeing Britain’s exit from the European Union descend into chaos.
Russia says Britain seeks consular access to suspected spy: Tass
British officials have applied for consular access to Paul Whelan, the former U.S. marine detained in Moscow on suspicion of spying, Tass news agency quoted Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Friday.
U.N. rights office tells Bahrain: Release activist Rajab
The United Nations human rights office called on Bahrain on Friday to release activist Nabeel Rajab, saying that the upholding of his five-year jail sentence by the top court this week showed “continued suppression of government critics”.
