Brexit is going through yet another crunch week. It is unlikely to be the last as the European Union appears likely to grant the United Kingdom another extension at an emergency European Council summit on Wednesday evening.

Brexit: Theresa May to meet EU today, will she get another extension?

British MPs on Monday passed a new law aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit this week by obliging the government to ask EU leaders for a delay. The law has been rushed through both chambers of parliament over the past week and was opposed by the government, which has said it could limit its room for negotiation with the European Union.

British MPs pass law to block no-deal Brexit

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Tuesday that the length of any delay to the divorce that the bloc may grant Britain will depend on what plan Prime Minister Theresa May brings to a crunch summit.

Any Brexit delay depends on Theresa May request: EU's Michel Barnier

UK PM Theresa May releases video statement about Brexit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will host Britain Prime Minister Theresa May Tuesday, on the eve of a crucial EU summit when the British premier is hoping to convince the bloc to grant her a new Brexit extension to June 30.

Macron, Merkel to host Theresa May for Brexit talks on Tuesday

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday conceded that concluding a Brexit deal with the main opposition will need "compromise on both sides" as she faced criticism for being inflexible.

'Both sides' must compromise in cross-party Brexit talks: British PM May

Britain's government held out the possibility of compromise on Sunday with the opposition Labour Party to try to win support in parliament for leaving the European Union with a deal, just days before the latest Brexit date.

Brexit: PM May holds out possibility of compromise with opposition Labour party

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Saturday that it was time for the Brexit crisis to end, saying that it couldn't continue to dominate EU discussions.

France on Brexit: 'Time for this situation to end'

The chairman of European Union leaders Donald Tusk is likely to offer Britain a flexible extension of the date of the country's exit from the EU of up to one year, with the possibility of leaving sooner, a senior EU official said.

European Union's Tusk considering 'flexible' Brexit extension up to one year: Senior official

A source in French presidency Friday said that it is 'premature' to discuss additional delay to Brexit. France said that London present "a clear plan" that would justify pushing Brexit back again.

France says 'premature' to discuss further Brexit delay

Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union to delay Britain's departure from the bloc until June 30, with the extension ending earlier if parliament approves her Brexit deal.

UK proposes Brexit extension to end on June 30: PM Theresa May to EU

The prospect of Britain holding European elections would have been unthinkable just weeks ago but with the Brexit timetable now uncertain, the country is reluctantly planning for a possible campaign.

On the quiet, UK prepares for 'zombie' European polls

Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Theresa May had not moved far enough in crisis talks aimed at breaking the deadlock over Britain's exit from the European Union.

May meets opposition leader Corbyn to avoid no-deal Brexit, he says meeting 'useful but inconclusive'

Brexit is confusing. Is the United Kingdom going to leave the European Union or not? When is it going to leave? And is it going to leave with a deal or not? For now, nobody seems to know.

Brexit is getting so stressful, UK MPs are being offered counselling

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday afternoon met with opposition Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn as part of her efforts to end Brexit impasse, but it seems that Corbyn is not in a rush to make a deal, according to experts.

UK's Labor Party unlikely to make deal with May quickly, say experts

British Prime Minister Theresa May was set to seek a Brexit compromise with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday, a gamble that could see a European Union divorce deal finally clear parliament but also tear her party apart.

Brexit: May to meet opposition leader Corbyn but a deal, if reached, could tear her party apart

US approves 24 anti-submarine helicopter sale to India worth $2.6 billion The United States said Tuesday it had approved the sale of 24 MH-60R helicopters to India, significantly boosting its emerging ally's firepower to target submarines as China expands in the Indian Ocean.

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Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday she would ask the EU to delay Brexit again to avoid Britain crashing out of the bloc next week, signalling she could accept a closer relationship with Europe to break months of political deadlock.

British PM Theresa May seeks new Brexit delay to approve deal

The European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier warned Tuesday it is "day after day more likely" that Britain will crash out of the bloc without an orderly withdrawal agreement next week.

No-deal Brexit 'day after day more likely': European Union's chief negotiator

EU leaders still want to avoid the chaos of a "no deal" Brexit, but concern is rising that giving Britain a long delay poses risks of its own and would solve little.

Brussels increasingly wary of long Brexit delay

British Parliament remains divided on Brexit options All four alternative Brexit proposals considered Monday by the UK House of Commons went down to defeat, albeit by narrower margins than in last week's initial vote.

A group of British lawmakers said on Tuesday they would try to pass a law which would force Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a delay to Britain's departure from the European Union and thus prevent a chaotic no-deal Brexit on April 12.

British MPs to try to force PM May to ask for another Brexit delay

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All four alternative Brexit proposals considered Monday by the UK House of Commons went down to defeat, albeit by narrower margins than in last week's initial vote.

British Parliament remains divided on Brexit options

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Brexit: Theresa May to meet EU today, will she get another extension?

British MPs pass law to block no-deal Brexit

Any Brexit delay depends on Theresa May request: EU's Michel Barnier

UK PM Theresa May releases video statement about Brexit

Macron, Merkel to host Theresa May for Brexit talks on Tuesday

'Both sides' must compromise in cross-party Brexit talks: British PM May

Brexit: PM May holds out possibility of compromise with opposition Labour party

France on Brexit: 'Time for this situation to end'

European Union's Tusk considering 'flexible' Brexit extension up to one year: Senior official

France says 'premature' to discuss further Brexit delay

UK proposes Brexit extension to end on June 30: PM Theresa May to EU

On the quiet, UK prepares for 'zombie' European polls

May meets opposition leader Corbyn to avoid no-deal Brexit, he says meeting 'useful but inconclusive'

Brexit is getting so stressful, UK MPs are being offered counselling

UK's Labor Party unlikely to make deal with May quickly, say experts

Brexit: May to meet opposition leader Corbyn but a deal, if reached, could tear her party apart

News brief: Big stories of the day

British PM Theresa May seeks new Brexit delay to approve deal

No-deal Brexit 'day after day more likely': European Union's chief negotiator

Brussels increasingly wary of long Brexit delay

News brief: Big stories of the day

British MPs to try to force PM May to ask for another Brexit delay

News brief: Big stories of the day

British Parliament remains divided on Brexit options