Bolsonaro will accept Brazil election outcome, says running mate
Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has changed his mind and will accept the result of this month’s election even if the leftist Workers Party (PT) wins, his running mate said on Monday.
Britain must not pull the rug out under trade with EU: Hammond
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday rebalancing trade with the EU was a delicate process which should be done gradually, and that product standards should stay the same after Brexit.
British seem to think the EU is quitting the UK: Juncker
The discussion in Britain over its departure from the European Union is still far removed from reality, the European Commission’s President Jean-Claude Juncker said at a public forum in the German city of Freiburg.
Swedish court finds man at center of Nobel Academy scandal guilty of rape
A Swedish court on Monday found a man at the center of a scandal that has rocked the academy that awards the Nobel literature prize guilty of rape and sentenced him to two years in jail.
Britain looking at regulatory checks for Brexit Irish border fix
Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Monday Britain was looking at how regulatory checks on some goods could be used as part of a solution to move Brexit talks, notably a “backstop deal” for the Irish border, forward.
Blockchain may resolve Irish border Brexit problem: Hammond
A solution to providing frictionless trade across the Irish border after Britain leaves the European Union might be found using technology such as Blockchain, finance minister Phillip Hammond said on Monday
U.N. invites Western Sahara parties for new talks in December
The United Nations has invited Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario Front, a Western Sahara independence movement, for talks in Geneva on the conflict in the desert region next December, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Monday.
UK’s Brexit proposals are not undeliverable, it is about political will: Raab
Britain’s Brexit proposals are not undeliverable but rather it is political will holding up negotiations, Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Monday.
Three of UK PM May’s ministers privately ‘see argument for’ second Brexit vote: lawmaker
Three British government ministers privately support the idea of holding a second referendum on the final Brexit deal, a former junior minister said on Monday.
Turkey asks Germany to return 136 people with alleged terror links: Hurriyet
Turkey has delivered a list of 136 people it wants German authorities to extradite over suspected links to terrorist groups, Hurriyet newspaper quoted President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Monday.
