Politics

Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:41 UTC
Sounds of revolt in Mrs May cabinet: a no-deal Brexit must be taken off the table

Theresa May is facing the threat of a revolt by Remain-supporting ministers ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting on her Brexit negotiations. Three say they will resign unless the PM agrees to take no-deal off the table, and there are suggestions that more are prepared to follow suit.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:29 UTC
Falklands' government announces visit of Argentine next of kin on 13 March

The Falkland Islands elected government announced on Monday the visit of Argentine next of kin scheduled for 13 March. The release states that following the identification of a further 18 unknown Argentine soldiers, buried at the Argentine military Cemetery at Darwin, a private charter is due to arrive at Mount Pleasant Airport on Wednesday 13 March.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:13 UTC
UK's third next generation nuclear deterrence sub will be named HMS Warspite

The greatest name in the history of the Royal Navy in the 20th Century will be resurrected in the 21st. The third next-generation nuclear deterrence submarine will be named HMS Warspite, Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson announced on Monday, carrying on the tradition of breathing new life into first-generation hunter-killer names.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:02 UTC
UK should end control of Chagos Islands “as rapidly as possible” says International Court of Justice

UK should end its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean “as rapidly as possible”, the UN's highest court has said. Mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands - now a British overseas territory - in 1965 in exchange for independence, which it gained in 1968.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Cubans ratify new one-party socialist constitution with modest economic and social changes

Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that enshrines the one-party socialist system as irrevocable while instituting modest economic and social changes, according to the national electoral commission.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Trump and Kim Jong Un to meet for dinner in Hanoi on Wednesday

United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for dinner in Hanoi on Wednesday before their previously announced talks the next day, the White House said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:41 UTC
Education purge in Brazil: national anthem and Bolsonaro's campaign slogan in all schools

Brazil’s new right-wing government requested on Monday that schools film their students singing the national anthem and that a message including President Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign slogan be read aloud to classes.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
EU ready to postpone UK's exit; Labour could support a second referendum

The European Union opened the door on Monday to Britain postponing its exit from the bloc beyond the March 29 deadline, as the main opposition Labour Party said it could eventually support a second referendum.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Trump anticipates a “signing summit” with China's Xi: trade agreement “very, very close”

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects to hold a “signing summit” with China’s President Xi Jinping to seal a trade deal, since negotiators are “very, very close” to an agreement. Cheering global stock markets, the new comments confirm the dispute will not ratchet up immediately, averting an even bigger impact on the global economy.
Monday, February 25th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
What are the next steps for Guaidó after the failed humanitarian operation?

“I will return by the airport,” responded the leader of the Venezuelan National Assembly and proclaimed the president in charge, Juan Guaidó, during a press conference in the border city of Cúcuta, Colombia. And is that after the end of the failed humanitarian operation that failed to internalize the oil country tons of food and medicine, many wonders how Guaidó will concretely return to Venezuela.