UK minister says PM May did not miscalculate at Salzburg EU summit
British Prime Minister Theresa May did not miscalculate in negotiations with European Union leaders at this week’s informal summit in Salzburg, housing minister James Brokenshire said on Friday.
‘Pretence’ of UK PM May’s Brexit plan has to stop: Scotland’s Sturgeon
British Prime Minister Theresa May must stop pretending that her plan for the UK to leave the EU, known as Chequers, can work and she must stop the clock on the Brexit withdrawal process, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday.
Vietnam’s president dies after viral illness
Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang, a former chief of internal security who became one of the most high-profile leaders in the communist-ruled country, died on Friday after an illness, state media said.
North Sea storm forces flight cancellations at Amsterdam’s Schiphol
An autumn North Sea storm disrupted traffic at Amsterdam’s Schiphol, Europe’s third-largest airport, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights on Friday.
May’s Brexit plan goes pop after ‘humiliation’ by EU, British media says
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit proposals were declared dead by the British media on Friday after what they cast as a humiliation at the hands of European Union leaders during a summit in Austria.
EU, Britain must treat each other like loving hedgehogs: Juncker
The European Union and Britain should treat one another like two hedgehogs in love who do not want to hurt each other, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told Austrian newspapers.
Spymaster row weakens Merkel, support for far-right climbs -poll
Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc has slumped to a new low, and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) would be the second-biggest party if an election were held right away, a poll showed on Friday.
China urges U.S. to withdraw sanctions on Chinese military
China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday said it strongly urged the United States to withdraw sanctions on the Chinese military, after the Trump administration imposed the penalties for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia.
Italy PM Conte summons economy minister, key aides, over 2019 budget: government source
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte summoned Economy Minister Giovanni Tria and key aides to a meeting n the 2019 budget on Friday, a government source said, amid growing requests from the two ruling parties to boost spending.
Hundreds still missing in Tanzania ferry sinking, 44 confirmed dead
At least 44 people were confirmed dead and rescuers resumed searching at the crack of dawn on Friday for hundreds more still missing, a day after a ferry sank in Lake Victoria, Tanzanian police said.
