International

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

  Scotland parliament rejects Brexit legislation; potential for constitutional clash with London

  

  The Scottish Parliament voted against British Prime Minister Theresa May’s landmark Brexit legislation, setting up a potential constitutional crisis and further complicating the path to an orderly departure. Lawmakers in Edinburgh voted 93-30 to withhold consent for the EU withdrawal bill. The U.K. can disregard the vote, but it would be the first time London asserts its dominance over the regional parliament.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Welsh Assembly supports EU Withdrawal Bill after months of talks and heated debate

  

  A majority of Welsh assembly members have given their consent to a controversial Brexit bill. It follows the UK and Welsh governments reaching agreement on changes to the EU Withdrawal Bill after months of talks. Labour, Welsh Conservative and UKIP AMs supported the Welsh Government's position in a heated debate on Tuesday, while Plaid Cymru opposed the move.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Catalan MPs elect fervent separatist who pledges to reinstate Puigdemont as “the legitimate president”

  

  Catalan MPs have elected a fervent separatist as the new chief of the region, ending a leadership vacuum of more than six months and setting the scene for more confrontations with the Spanish government. Quim Torra, 55, a former corporate lawyer who went on to lead a prominent pro-secession group, vowed to build an independent Catalan republic by working under the leadership of his fugitive predecessor, Carles Puigdemont.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:22 UTC

  Boris Johnson expected in Argentina; homage to Falklands/Malvinas conflict fallen in the agenda?

  

  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is expected next week in Argentina for a G20 ministerial meeting and, according to Buenos Aires media, normally well informed, he is scheduled to attend a homage to the fallen in the South Atlantic conflict. This would take place in the framework of the new constructive positive turn for Argentine/UK bilateral relations, which includes cooperation in several fields.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  Brexit: Thomson Reuters moves part of its trading business to Dublin

  

  Thomson Reuters, which operates trading systems for financial institutions around the world, is moving its foreign exchange derivatives trading business to Dublin from London. The company said it was moving so that post-Brexit it would still be regulated by European Union rules and could continue to sell into the EU.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 07:41 UTC

  Queen Mary 2 returns to New York for the 2018 Transatlantic Season

  

  On Thursday 17 May, Cunard’s flagship ocean liner Queen Mary 2 returns to her homeport of New York for her 2018 Transatlantic Season. Following another successful World Cruise season, QM2 will resume her regularly-scheduled service across the Atlantic, a route that began 178 years ago.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

  Indian Navy Tarini manned with six women expected in Goa next Monday 21 May

  

  In a few days, India's Navy INSV Tarini and the six women officers manning it, will arrive at Goa's shores, marking the successful completion of the first-ever circumnavigation by a crew of Indian women. One of its four calls was in the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 06:40 UTC

  “Falklands want a normal, friendly relationship with all its neighbors, but...”

  

  ”We would be delighted to have a normal, friendly relationship with all our neighbors, to freely trade with, work with and discuss things of mutual benefit” said Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Roger Edwards at the UN Decolonization 2018 Pacific Regional Seminar held in Grenada last week. But, he added, “instead, we are not recognized or accepted as a people in our own right”, by Argentina.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2018 - 07:26 UTC

  Berlusconi is back: ban from holding public office lifted by Italian court

  

  An Italian tribunal has lifted a ban on veteran centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi from holding public office, meaning he could run to be prime minister in the next national election.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2018 - 06:21 UTC

  Palestinians anticipate another day of fury, despite 55 deaths by the Israel army

  

  Fresh protests against Israel are expected on Tuesday in the Palestinian territories, a day after Israeli troops killed 55 people in Gaza. Tuesday marks the 70th anniversary of what Palestinians call the Nakba, or Catastrophe, that saw thousands flee amid the creation of Israel in 1948. Tensions will be particularly high in Gaza where funerals for those killed on Monday are due to take place.