Exclusive: Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans pushed back to 2019 – government official
Bangladesh’s plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis have been stalled until the new year with repatriation and relocation programs only likely to be revisited following year-end general elections, a top Bangladeshi official said on Sunday.
U.S. envoy hopes for peace deal with Taliban in 2019: media
The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan hopes to cement a peace deal with Taliban insurgents by April 2019, local media reported on Sunday.
Bavarian premier Soeder to run for CSU party leadership
Bavarian premier Markus Soeder said on Sunday he would run to succeed Interior Minister Horst Seehofer as leader of the Bavarian CSU conservative party.
Pope says world mustn’t turn a blind eye to migrants, the poor
Pope Francis criticized rising wealth inequality and the treatment of migrants on Sunday, saying the world should not ignore those “tossed by the waves of life”.
Jewish leader says Germany dragging heels on looted art
Germany is shirking its responsibility for the Holocaust by dragging its heels on returning art confiscated by the Nazis, and failing to crack down on resurgent anti-Semitism, the head of the World Jewish Congress said on Sunday.
Threshold for triggering challenge to UK PM May has not yet been met lawmaker
The threshold for triggering a confidence vote in British Prime Minister Theresa May has not yet been met, the chairman of the committee in charge of Conservative Party leadership contests told BBC radio on Sunday.
Former UK Brexit minister Raab says PM May must change course on Brexit deal
Britain’s former Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday that Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was fatally flawed but she could still change course.
Macron’s popularity dips as French fuel tax revolt simmers
Emmanuel Macron’s popularity took a further hit in recent weeks, according to a poll on Sunday, as fuel tax protests rumbled on across France in the latest sign of discontent with the president’s economic reforms.
Junior UK Brexit minister says changing leader would be futile distraction
Junior British Brexit minister Kwasi Kwarteng told the BBC on Sunday that toppling Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party would be a futile distraction.
Scotland’s Sturgeon says parliament should not endorse Brexit deal: BBC
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC on Sunday that it would be a mistake and deeply irresponsible for parliament to endorse Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal.
