Bucking boycott, Jerusalem Palestinian eyes seat in Israel’s city hall
A civil engineer from East Jerusalem is bucking a Palestinian boycott of Israeli politics by running for a seat in city hall with a campaign that demands equitable municipal services while side-stepping the long struggle over sovereignty.
Britain believes there are ways to solve Brexit backstop: May’s spokesman
Britain believes there are a number of ways to achieve a so-called backstop arrangement for its only land border with the European Union and Prime Minister Theresa May is still confident of getting a Brexit deal, her spokesman said on Monday.
UK wants detailed response from Saudi on missing journalist: PM May’s spokesman
Britain expects the Saudi government to provide a detailed response to questions over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Monday.
Britain, Baltics seek Italian support for EU cyber sanctions
A European Union sanctions plan to punish computer hackers is not directed at Russia or any one single country, Lithuania’s foreign minister said on Monday, as Italy came under pressure from a group of EU members states to back the proposal.
China punishes blogger for disrespecting national anthem
Chinese authorities detained a blogger for five days for “being disrespectful to the national anthem”, police in the city of Shanghai said.
Turkey to search Saudi consulate in missing journalist case: source
A joint Turkish and Saudi team will search the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on Monday afternoon as part of an investigation into the disappearance of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Turkish diplomatic source said.
Saudi King orders public prosecutor to open internal investigation into Khashoggi case
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered the public prosecutor to open an internal investigation into the Khashoggi case, a Saudi official told Reuters on Monday.
Iran dismisses reports of suicide bomb threat at Ankara embassy
Iran dismissed reports on Monday of a suicide bomb threat at its embassy in Ankara, Iranian state television said, after a Turkish newspaper reported a planned attack on the building.
Stalemate: Britain’s May under mounting pressure to rethink Brexit plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May will face mounting pressure on Monday to rethink her plan for leaving the European Union after Brexit talks reached a stand-off at the weekend over the so-called Irish backstop.
UK eyed customs deal to avoid Northern Ireland Brexit backstop: EU sources
British negotiators urged the EU to accept assurances Britain would effectively stay in a customs union with the EU to avoid a hard border with Ireland and make a hotly contested “backstop” for Northern Ireland unnecessary, EU diplomats said on Monday….
