British PM cannot expect Labour to save her Brexit vote: Thornberry
British Prime Minister Theresa May cannot expect the opposition Labour Party to save her in a parliamentary vote on any Brexit deal, Emily Thornberry, Labour’s foreign affairs policy chief, said on Sunday.
Britain’s armed forces making contingency plans for ‘no deal’ Brexit: defense officials
Britain’s armed forces are making contingency plans for how they could support the country if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, senior British defense officials said on Sunday.
Central American migrants resume their march toward U.S. border
Hundreds of Central American migrants resumed their march north through Mexico on Saturday, en route to the U.S. border where President Donald Trump has effectively suspended the granting of asylum to migrants who cross illegally.
Britain cannot push for unilateral end to Brexit backstop: Hinds
Britain cannot push for a unilateral mechanism to end a so-called backstop arrangement to prevent the return of a hard border between Northern Ireland and EU-member Ireland, Education Minister Damian Hinds said on Sunday.
Topless female protester runs at Trump’s motorcade in Paris
A topless female protester with “Fake Peacemaker” scrawled across her chest ran at the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump along the Champs Elysees in Paris ahead of a ceremony on Sunday to mark the end of World War One.
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
Iraq’s oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States restored oil sanctions against neighboring Iran. Washington is pressuring Baghdad to resume exports that stopped last year.
British opposition spokesperson says Labour won’t vote for ‘blind Brexit’
Britain’s opposition Labour Party will not vote in parliament for a bad Brexit deal or a “blind Brexit”, Labour’s defense spokesperson Nia Griffith said on Sunday.
Austrian colonel suspected of spying for Russian arrested – APA
A senior Austrian military officer believed to have spied for Moscow for decades has been arrested, a spokesman for Salzburg prosecutors told Austria’s press agency APA.
Trump discussed Khashoggi response with Turkey’s Erdogan: White House official
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, discussed how to respond to the killing last month of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a White House official said on Sunday.
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
At Baghdad’s grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is the newly revived daily service to Falluja, a dusty town to the west once infamous as a Sunni insurgent stronghold.
