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October 15, 2018
After standoff, Britain’s May says Irish backstop cannot derail Brexit
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union on Monday not to allow a standoff over the so-called Irish backstop to derail the Brexit talks, saying she believed a deal was achievable.In a statement to parliament before she heads to Brussels for a crucial summit on Wednesday, May was upbeat about the chances of a deal with the EU, but repeated that she would not agree to anything ...
October 15, 2018
French government reshuffle postponed — again
PARIS — A French government reshuffle, expected since the resignation of the interior minister two weeks ago, was postponed on Monday, an aide close to President Emmanuel Macron said.The decision was due to deadly floods in the south of France, which both Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe were monitoring, the official said.The official could not say if the reshuffle, which Macron hopes will allow him to draw a line ...
October 15, 2018
10 dead as flooding hits southwestern France
TOULOUSE, France — At least 10 people died when violent rainstorms turned rivers into raging torrents in southwest France on Monday, prompting some of the deadliest flooding in years, officials said.The equivalent of three months of rainfall was dumped overnight in the Aude region in just a few hours, swelling rivers and flooding fields and towns, officials added.President Emmanuel Macron’s office said he would visit the affected areas “as soon ...
October 15, 2018
UK PM faces pressure to rethink Brexit plan as Irish border talks stall
BELFAST/LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May was under mounting pressure on Monday to rethink her plan for leaving the European Union after Brexit talks reached a standoff at the weekend over the so-called Irish backstop.Less than six months before Britain leaves the bloc and days before May heads to Brussels for a summit on Wednesday when both sides hope to make progress, the Brexit talks were paused on Sunday ...
October 15, 2018
Merkel vows to regain trust after ‘brutal losses’ in Bavaria election
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Monday to “win back trust” from voters after squabbling within her three-party coalition was blamed for severe election losses in the state of Bavaria.Looking back at a turbulent year since 2017 general elections, which saw painful coalition talks followed by harsh infighting on immigration, she conceded that “a lot of trust has been lost”.Her lesson from Sunday’s Bavaria polls, where her governing ...
October 15, 2018
EU approves new sanctions for chemical weapons use
LUXEMBOURG — The EU set up a new sanctions mechanism targeting those who use and develop chemical weapons on Monday, as part of a crackdown in the wake of the Skripal attack.The framework gives the European Union the power to impose restrictive measures on anyone identified as being involved in the development or deployment of chemical weapons, regardless of their location or nationality.Fears have been growing among world powers that ...
October 15, 2018
Norway finds rare traces of Viking ship
OSLO — Archaeologists said on Monday they have found what they believe are traces of a Viking ship buried in southeast Norway, a rare discovery that could shed light on the skilled navigators’ expeditions in the Middle Ages.The boat like shape was detected about 50 centimeters underground in a tumulus, a burial mound, with the use of a ground-penetrating radar in Halden, a municipality located southeast of Oslo.“In the middle ...
October 14, 2018
Brexit showdown: May to face two-front battle
By Robin MillardLONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a fight on two fronts this week, battling to convince her own ministers and then Brussels as the Brexit talks come to a crunch.She must see off the threat of a Cabinet mutiny and then try to overcome the divorce negotiations logjam at a summit in Brussels ‚ though a breakthrough still seems elusive.Time is running out on Britain’s EU ...
October 14, 2018
Putin foe Navalny walks out of prison
MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from jail Sunday after three weeks behind bars for organizing anti-Kremlin protests, his second spell in detention in as many months.The 42-year-old activist left a detention center in the south of Moscow in the early hours of the morning and spoke briefly to journalists before leaving in a waiting car.“Over the 50 days I have been in jail we have seen ...
October 13, 2018
Relatives of Pakistani on death row hope for a reprieve
LONDON — The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy in Pakistan, said they hoped the Supreme Court would free her.But in any case they feared for their future living in Pakistan under the blasphemy laws, they told AFP.Bibi, who has been on death row since 2010, is at the center of the high-profile case that has divided Pakistan ...
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