UK PM May’s ministers still fully behind her Brexit plans: spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s senior ministerial team remains fully behind her Brexit proposals, her spokesman said on Monday, after her plans were savaged by European Union leaders at a summit last week.
UK PM May will change her mind on Brexit, says leading eurosceptic
British Prime Minister Theresa May will eventually decide to abandon her strategy for maintaining close trade ties with the European Union because it lacks support, a leading eurosceptic lawmaker in her Conservative Party said on Monday.
Maldives opposition wins election in potential blow to China
Maldives opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Indian Ocean archipelago nation’s presidential election on Monday, delivering a possible blow for China which has invested millions of dollars in projects under the outgoing administration.
Russia to give Syria S-300 air defense after accusations against Israel
Russia said on Monday it would supply an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria in two weeks despite strong Israeli objections, a week after Moscow accused Israel of indirectly causing the downing of a Russian military jet in Syria.
I got it wrong over spymaster, Merkel admits, after row resolved
Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted on Monday she had misjudged her response to allegations of far-right sympathies against Germany’s spymaster, after resolving a row over his redeployment that threatened to pull her government apart.
EU sues Poland in top EU court for undermining independence of courts
The European Union sued Poland on Monday in the EU’s highest court over its ruling party’s changes to the judiciary, which the bloc believes violates the independence of the courts.
Syrian jihadists to state position on Idlib deal ‘in coming days’
The main jihadist group in northwest Syria will announce its position on a Turkish-Russian deal over Idlib in the next few days, it said on Monday, with its acceptance or rejection vital to the success of efforts to contain the war.
Kenyan governor denies murdering pregnant lover
A Kenyan county governor was charged in court on Monday with murdering a university student whom he had got pregnant.
EU sends second warning to UK over customs duty shortfall
The European Commission said on Monday it had sent Britain a second warning to recover 2.7 billion euros ($3.18 billion) in customs duties it failed to collect on Chinese imports between 2011 and 2017.
No special rules for Britain in Brexit talks: German minister
Germany and it European Union partners cannot afford to make special rules for Britain on their single market, Germany’s European Affairs Minister Michael Roth said in a letter, warning that Berlin had taken measures to prepare for a no-deal scenario.
