Soros foundation turns to Strasbourg court to get Hungary’s NGO law repealed
U.S. billionaire George Soros’s Open Society Foundations (OSF) said on Monday it would challenge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg Hungarian laws that make it a crime to help asylum-seekers.
May defends ‘credible’ Brexit proposal: CBS News interview
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday defended Britain’s Brexit plan, saying her government had “put forward a credible proposal” to exit the European Union.
Russian detained in Oslo for alleged spying sees ‘misunderstanding’: lawyer
A Russian citizen detained in Oslo on suspicion of illegal intelligence activities is a Russian state employee but has denied wrongdoing, seeing the matter as a “misunderstanding”, his Norwegian lawyer said on Monday.
Ditch EU for change, Corbyn supporters stick to Brexit script
On a cold autumn night, trade union activist Paula Barker made a passionate plea to fellow members of Britain’s Labour Party to be positive about leaving the European Union and make way for leader Jeremy Corbyn’s radical new agenda.
UK’s Labour says it will vote down a Brexit deal that fails to meet its tests
The Brexit spokesman for Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Monday his party would vote against any deal Prime Minister Theresa May strikes with the European Union if the agreement failed to meet its tests.
Head of Iran’s National Security Council calls for dialogue with neighbors after parade attack
The head of Iran’s National Security Council said the country needed constructive dialogue to avoid tensions with neighboring countries after an attack on a military parade on Saturday killed 25 people.
Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Egypt’s Sisi in New York: Israeli official
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, an Israeli official said on Monday.
Britain concerned by Hong Kong’s decision to ban pro-independence party
Britain’s foreign ministry said on Monday that it was concerned by the decision by Hong Kong to ban a group promoting independence from China, the first outlawing of a political organization since Britain handed its former colony back.
UK Labour’s finance spokesman McDonnell tells tax avoiders: the game is over
Britain’s opposition Labour Party will demand companies demonstrate they pay their fair share of tax, its finance spokesman John McDonnell said on Monday.
Macron does not want Brexit talks to drag: French presidency official
French President Emmanuel Macron is reluctant to let negotiations over Britain’s divorce from the European Union drag and is raising pressure on London to break an impasse, an Elysee Palace official said on Monday.
