France avoids question on Saudi Arabia weapons sales
France declined to say on Monday if it might suspend weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, after Germany called on others to follow its example until the truth about Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder is established.
UK Brexit minister: parliament will have time to scrutinize EU exit deal
British Brexit minister Dominic Raab said the country’s parliament will have enough time to debate any exit deal Prime Minister Theresa May agrees with the European Union, and that lawmakers will have a real say on whether to approve it or not.
EU eyes Brexit customs deal to break Irish deadlock: sources
European Union negotiators are looking at ways to promise Britain a customs deal that could stretch Brussels’ Brexit red lines but might break a deadlock over the Irish border, EU sources close to the talks have told Reuters.
UK might need to seek a short extension to Brexit transition: May
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that London might ask for a short extension of a planned transition period to ease its exit from the European Union.
Let’s work on shortcomings in INF arms treaty, Russia tells U.S.
Russia is ready to work on addressing mutual grievances with the way that the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is being implemented, a senior security adviser to President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Violent deaths of Venezuelans in Colombia more than triple in 2018
Violent deaths of Venezuelans in Colombia rose more than threefold in the first nine months of the year compared with the same period in 2017, as more desperate migrants flooded across the border to escape an economic crisis back home, a report release…
Humble pomegranate seed provides clue to how Yemen’s war fuels hunger
The tiny, red pomegranate seed may not look like much but it helps explain why Yemen’s civil war has brought millions of people to the brink of famine.
UK lawmakers cannot delay or prevent Brexit by amending vote: Raab
Any attempt to change the wording of a vote by the British parliament on a Brexit deal reached by Prime Minister Theresa May will not impact the agreement itself or prevent or delay Britain’s departure from the European Union, Brexit minister Dominic R…
‘The world is watching’, Kushner tells Saudi crown prince on Khashoggi
White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Monday he had urged Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to be transparent about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, and told him “the world is watching” Riyadh’s account of the journalist’s disappearance.
Bulgaria seizes $14.3 million in fake bills
Bulgarian authorities raided a print shop on Monday that was making counterfeit cash, and seized fake euro and dollar bills worth more than $14.3 million, the interior ministry said on Monday.
