UK minister says government is looking at ways of making Brexit backstop more acceptable
British interior minister Sajid Javid said on Wednesday the government was listening and continuing to explore ways to make the so-called backstop arrangement in the Brexit deal more acceptable to lawmakers in a Northern Irish Party.
UK PM May says listening to concerns on Brexit backstop to find way forward
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she was listening to lawmakers’ concerns about the so-called Northern Irish backstop arrangements in the Brexit deal to try to find a way forward.
Plan to combat fake news proposed as EU elections approach
The European Union’s executive proposed on Wednesday spending more money to counter fake news on the Internet, establishing an early warning system to alert governments and pushing tech companies do more to stop disinformation before next year’s EU ele…
Indian court remands British businessman accused in AgustaWestland ‘copter deal
An Indian court on Wednesday remanded to custody a British businessman accused of paying bribes to Indian officials to win a helicopter deal for Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland, following a rare extradition.
France delays food price rise for farmers after protests
France, reeling from violent protests over the cost of living, said on Wednesday it will delay a planned rise in minimum food prices, incurring the wrath of the main farmers group which urged street action next week.
Putin: Russia will make banned missiles if U.S. exits arms treaty
Russia will develop missiles now banned under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty if the United States exits the arms control pact and starts making such weapons, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Investors recalibrate chances of Brexit reversal after May defeats
U.S. investment bank J.P. Morgan said on Wednesday the chances of Britain calling off its divorce from the European Union had increased after a string of humiliating parliamentary defeats for Prime Minister Theresa May cast new doubt over her plan to q…
Spain’s Socialists hold lead in poll, far right Vox rises
Spain’s governing Socialists (PSOE) would win 31.2 percent of the vote if an election were held today, an official poll showed on Wednesday, only slightly below the previous poll published in October, while far-right Vox saw support jump.
Bulgaria will shun U.N. migration pact
Bulgaria will not join a United Nations accord on regulating the treatment of migrants worldwide and would not attend the conference marking its formal adoption in Morocco next week, its centre-right government decided on Wednesday.
Trump told Erdogan he doesn’t want issues in sales of F-35 jets to Turkey: Turkish minister
U.S. President Donald Trump told Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan that he didn’t want any problems with the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
