Scottish Conservatives warn PM May on post-Brexit fishing
Scottish lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s party warned her on Thursday that their 13 votes in parliament were conditional on getting assurances about how the fishing industry would operate after Brexit.
Russia’s Putin to meet Pence in Singapore on Thursday: source
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on the sidelines of an international conference in Singapore on Thursday, a source in the Russian delegation there said.
Irish foreign minister says May’s Brexit is ‘only deal on the table’
The withdrawal agreement negotiated by Britain and the EU and approved by Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet on Wednesday is “the only deal on the table”, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.
UK health minister hopes for no more resignations after Brexit draft deal agreed
Britain’s health minister Matt Hancock said that he hoped there would not be any more resignations from Prime Minister Theresa May’s government.
Germany wants close ties with UK after ‘so sad’ Brexit: minister
Germany’s Europe Minister Michael Roth said that, while Berlin did not want a Brexit, it was in the interests of both sides that Britain and the EU have close ties after the country leaves the bloc.
Ethiopia arrests ex deputy intelligence chief in corruption, rights crackdown
Ethiopia said on Thursday it had arrested the former deputy intelligence chief after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration launched a crackdown this week on senior security officials suspected of human rights abuses and corruption.
As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion
Nar Singh can vividly recall the day in 2014 when Narendra Modi promised to provide refuge to Hindus suffering around the world. The 39-year-old shop owner sat awestruck inside his two-bedroom house in Pakistan’s eastern Mirpur Khas district, as Modi’s…
Exclusive: German prosecutors charge Chinese-born engineer in industrial espionage case
German prosecutors are pressing criminal charges against a former employee of chemicals maker Lanxess for allegedly stealing trade secrets to set up a Chinese copycat chemical reactor.
Tanzania loses Denmark aid over rights concerns after World Bank scraps loan
Denmark, Tanzania’s second-biggest donor, said it would withhold $10 million worth of aid money due to concerns over human rights abuses and what it called unacceptable homophobic comments made by a government official.
UK lawmakers may trigger no confidence vote in May: ITV reporter
Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have said they expect at least 48 letters of no confidence will have been submitted by lunchtime on Thursday, ITV reporter Robert Peston said.
