China appears to relax North Korea sanctions: report to U.S. Congress
A U.S. congressional commission said on Wednesday that China appears to have relaxed enforcement of sanctions on North Korea and called on the Treasury Department to provide a report on Chinese compliance within 180 days.
Factbox: What draft Brexit deal says of Irish border and contested ‘backstop’
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft Brexit deal with the European Union, more than 500 pages of legal text that was long held up by disagreements between the two sides on the Irish border.
In APEC host Papua New Guinea, China and the West grapple over strategic port
When Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill flagged the possibility of China bankrolling a port development off his country’s northern coast in June, the consternation in neighboring Australia set off a lightening-fast response.
Irish PM welcomes Brexit deal as one of his better days in politics
Ireland achieved all its key priorities in Britain’s withdrawal agreement with the European Union, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday, adding that its approval by the British government marked one of the better days in his career.
DUP leader makes UK PM May aware of concerns in a ‘frank’ meeting
The leader of the small Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s minority government said it made her aware of its concerns around the draft agreement on withdrawal from the European Union in a “frank meeting” on Wednesday.
Fight against Islamic State in last Syria stronghold may end soon: U.S. envoy
The Trump administration hopes that the U.S.-backed fight against Islamic State in its last foothold in northeastern Syria will end within months but American forces will remain to ensure the “enduring defeat” of the militant group, a top U.S. diplomat…
UK PM May’s deal will appall many, DUP lawmaker says
The Brexit deal struck by British Prime Minister Theresa May will be appalling to many people who will judge it when it comes to a vote in parliament, a lawmaker from the Northern Irish party that supports May’s government said on Wednesday.
After cabinet backing, May girds for Brexit battle in UK parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting parliament to approve the agreement.
EU’s Barnier hails ‘decisive step’ toward Brexit
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said the British government’s agreement on Wednesday to a draft treaty was a “decisive step” toward ensuring Britain’s orderly withdrawal from the bloc.
‘Not enough room’: migrant flows strain Mexican border shelters
The arrival in the Mexican border city of Tijuana of the first few hundred travelers from migrant caravans is stretching to the limit shelters already overflowing with people, and sparking signs of friction among the population.
