Politics

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Eighth Labour MP joins Independent Group: blasts Stalinist clique which surrounds Corbyn

  

  Joan Ryan has become the eighth British Labour MP to quit the party in the past 48 hours, citing its tolerance of a “culture of anti-Jewish racism”. The Enfield North MP said she was “horrified, appalled and angered” by Labor's failure to tackle anti-Semitism, saying its leadership allowed “Jews to be abused with impunity”.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Brexit melee: Mrs. May to Brussels to meet Juncker; on Thursday Corbyn talks to Barnier

  

  Theresa May will return to Brussels on Wednesday to continue talks on her Brexit deal. She will meet the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. Earlier, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay updated Cabinet on talks with the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Senator Sanders launches his second bid for the White House calling Trump a “racist and pathological liar”

  

  Senator Bernie Sanders launched his second bid for the White House on Tuesday taking direct aim at Donald Trump in an announcement that called the incumbent a “racist” and a “pathological liar.” Sanders, 77, joins an already crowded field of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to run against Trump in 2020.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 10:10 UTC

  Seven MPs quit Labour criticizing the party's Brexit policy and anti-Semitism

  

  Seven British Labour MPs have quit their party and set up as a group of independents, saying politics in Britain is “broken” and criticising Labour policy on Brexit and its failure to tackle anti-Semitism among its membership.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Macri on a state visit to India condemns terrorism and signs ten agreements

  

  India and Argentina inked ten agreements including in defense, agriculture, space, pharmaceuticals, Antarctic cooperation, agriculture, IT and nuclear cooperation. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Argentine President Mauricio Macri, accompanied by a high-level official delegation and around 100 top industry representatives of Argentine companies held bilateral talks on Monday.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Independent inspection of the Royal Falkland Islands Police

  

  The Royal Falkland Islands Police reported on Monday that two representatives from the UK Red Snapper Group, Dave Roberts and Neil Hunter, have arrived in the Islands commissioned by the local government to carry out an independent inspection of the force.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:23 UTC

  Trump calls on Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaido

  

  President Donald Trump said on Monday that “a new day is coming in Latin America,” as he sought to rally support among the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S. for opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Speaking at Florida International University in Miami before large American and Venezuelan flags, Trump said the U.S. stands behind Guaido, whom the U.S. recognizes as the country's rightful president, and condemns President Nicolas Maduro's government and its socialist policies.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  Hammond visit to China called off amid reports of Beijing anger with UK defense actions

  

  A visit to China by Chancellor Phillip Hammond has been called off amid reports a speech by the UK's defense secretary angered Beijing. There were plans for trade talks between Mr Hammond and senior Chinese government figures during the brief visit this week. But last week, Gavin Williamson had indicated the UK's intention to send an aircraft carrier to the Pacific.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  US/China trade talks resume in Washington... and are going “extremely well”

  

  US-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war will resume from this Tuesday in Washington, the White House has announced. The last set of talks ended Friday in Beijing with no deal, though US President Donald Trump said the discussions were going “extremely well” and suggested he could extend a Mar 1 truce deadline for an agreement to be reached.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Sixteen states sue Trump on his national emergency order to build the wall with Mexico

  

  Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on the southern border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, said the president's order was contrary to the Presentment Clause that outlines legislative procedures and the Appropriations Clause, which defines Congress as the final arbiter of public funds.