UK PM May: Brexit withdrawal deal 95 percent complete, confident of Northern Irish deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May believes a deal in which Britain will leave the European Union is almost done and is confident of a solution on Northern Ireland, currently the sticking point for Brexit to happen in time for a March deadline.
Britons would back ‘remain’ in new Brexit vote: Channel 4 poll
Britons would vote to stay in the European Union if there were another ballot as those in the biggest “leave”-voting areas change their minds, a survey for Channel 4 published on Monday showed.
Egypt shelves Brazil visit as Bolsonaro’s Israel decision sours ties
Egypt has postponed a visit by Brazil’s top diplomat, Brazil’s foreign ministry said on Monday, in a move that two diplomatic sources said was due to the President-elect’s vow to relocate the South American country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
U.S. renews Iran sanctions, grants oil waivers to China, seven others
The United States snapped sanctions back in place on Monday to choke Iran’s oil and shipping industries, while temporarily allowing top customers such as China and India to keep buying crude from the Islamic Republic.
Eni to look at sanctions measures to see if it can use Iranian crudes
Italian oil major Eni will look at the Iran sanctions measures to see if it can use Iranian crudes to allow it greater flexibility in procuring supplies, a spokesman said on Monday.
EU’s Barnier says ‘leap into unknown’ for expatriates in no-deal Brexit
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday that divorce negotiations with London were not driven by a sense of revenge and that a no-deal, or a “hard” Brexit would spell trouble for expatriates.
Tunisia’s PM reshuffles cabinet to tackle economic crisis
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed named 10 new ministers on Monday in a cabinet reshuffle he hopes will inject fresh blood into his government which has been widely criticized for failing to fix an economic crisis.
U.N.’s Guterres urges ban on autonomous weapons
It would be “morally repugnant” if the world fails to ban autonomous machines from being able to kill people without human involvement, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
UK police say incident in London’s Westminster has ended
British police said that a security incident in central London which had closed some exits of Westminster tube station and roads near Britain’s parliament on Monday had concluded.
Venezuela adds troops near Colombian border after three soldiers killed
Venezuela has reinforced its border with Colombia with more troops after three Venezuelan soldiers died in an attack by an armed group over the weekend, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Monday.
