British officials have begun "serious work" on the UK staying in a permanent EU customs union as a way to rescue the Brexit deal, the Independent newspaper reported on Friday.

British government begins 'serious work' on UK staying in EU customs union: Report

By Emil Kirchner Two new landmark agreements between the EU and Japan come into effect on February 1, 2019: the Economic Partnership Agreement and the Strategic Partnership Agreement.

EU-Japan trade deal comes into force to create the world’s biggest trade zone

EU rules out Brexit Renegotiation

British Prime Minister Theresa May won parliament's backing on Tuesday to renegotiate her Brexit deal — a major policy reversal that sets up a new standoff with the EU after it ruled out any change.

UK MPs vote to renegotiate Brexit, EU says it's not happening

PM Theresa May told the British Parliament today that she did not want to leave the European Union(EU) without an agreement as it would "disrupt lives and hurt the economy" while asserting that holding a general election would be a "waste of time".

Brexit: I don't want to leave EU without a deal, PM Theresa May to lawmakers

Gravitas: Maduro denounces election call, says he is ready to talk

By Agelos Delis, Karen Jackson and Oleksandr Shepotylo The current impasse in the British parliament has increased the probability of ending up with one of two extreme outcomes: no Brexit or no deal.

Why a no-deal Brexit would be less costly for the EU than the UK

By Kenneth Armstrong In her statement to the House of Commons, the UK prime minister has failed to offer any real clarity on where her government’s Brexit policy is heading.

There’s no Brexit Plan B – this is still Plan May

These are extraordinary times in British politics. In a matter of hours, the same Conservative Party MPs and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) who had rejected British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan came to her rescue and saved her government from falling in a no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Brexit: A messy separation

The International Monetary Fund on Monday cut its world economic growth forecasts for 2019 and 2020, due to weakness in Europe and some emerging markets, and said failure to resolve trade tensions could further destabilise a slowing global economy.

IMF cuts global growth forecast due to US-China trade tensions

The EU on Monday warned Nicaragua it was ready to impose sanctions over the crisis-hit country's crackdown on media and civil society groups, saying fundamental rights were being abused.

European Union warns Nicaragua of sanctions over rights abuses

Theresa May is due to tell parliament on Monday how she intends to proceed on Brexit.

Former British PM John Major urges May to drop Brexit red lines

Cambodia and Myanmar have railed at the European Commission for resuming tariffs on millions of dollars of rice, with one ministry describing the move as a "weapon" against already poor farmers.

Cambodia, Myanmar hit out at tough EU rice tariffs

In pics: What happens after no-confidence vote against Theresa May?

Labour opposition party Jeremy Corbyn has submitted a motion of asserting that the Conservative government led by PM Theresa May has suffered a "catastrophic defeat" who will now face a vote of "no confidence".

After Brexit defeat in Parliament, PM Theresa May's government to face no confidence vote today

EU negotiator Michel Barnier warned on Wednesday that the British Parliament's overwhelming rejection of a negotiated Brexit deal increases the risk that Britain will crash out of the European Union without an agreement.

Risk of 'no deal' has never seemed so high, says EU negotiator after PM May loses Brexit vote in Parliament

Britain's parliament is debating whether to support Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, a decision which will define Britain`s departure from the European Union and set the course for the country`s economy.

Britain's Brexit vote: How many lawmakers are backing PM May?

Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday repeat weekend warnings to MPs poised to reject her EU divorce deal that failing to deliver Brexit would be "catastrophic" for British democracy.

Theresa May heads to Brexit-backing city to make last-ditch plea to rebel MPs

British MPs on Wednesday begin five days of debate ahead of a historic delayed vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, a day after giving her a stinging blow aimed at preventing the country from crashing out of the EU with no agreement.

British MPs begin 5 days of debate before vote on Brexit deal

State broadcaster Vietnam Television reported Wednesday that Facebook failed to take down pages allegedly calling for anti-government activities.

Vietnam accuses Facebook of breaching new cyber law

The Daily Telegraph reported that British and European officials are discussing the possibility of extending Britain's formal notice to withdraw from the EU.

UK not looking to extend Article 50: Brexit minister Stephen Barclay

Last year was the fourth warmest on record, extending a scorching streak driven by rising concentrations of man-made greenhouse gases, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Monday.

2018 was the fourth-warmest year ever

More Britons want to remain a member of the European Union than leave, according to a survey published on Sunday which also showed voters want to make the final decision themselves.

Britons would now vote to stay in EU, want second referendum: Poll

Britain is more likely to end up leaving the European Union without a deal if parliament rejects the agreement Prime Minister Theresa May has negotiated with Brussels, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Thursday.

UK Brexit minister: No-deal EU exit 'far more likely' if parliament rejects PM May's deal

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