Former UK PM Major joins legal action to block Johnson suspending parliament
Former British Prime Minister John Major has asked to join legal action to try to block current Prime Minister Boris Johnson from suspending parliament before Brexit. Major, prime minister from 1990 to 1997, said he would join anti-Brexit campaigner G…
Oliver Letwin Confident Parliament Has Time to Block No-Deal Brexit
(Bloomberg) — Senior Tories seeking to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union without a deal and thwart Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament from the middle of next month stepped up their preparations for a showdown with the prime minister nex…
British PM warns MPs against trying to block Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Friday that any attempt by MPs next week to stop Brexit or delay it beyond October 31 would do “lasting damage” to public trust in politics. Johnson said Britons had decided to leave the European Union in…
Delay in first legal challenge to UK’s Brexit plans
The first legal challenge to prevent British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from suspending Parliament amid the U.K.’s Brexit crisis was delayed in a Scottish court on Friday. The Court of Session in Edinburgh refused to take immediate legal action to p…
Samsung Heir’s Retrial Spotlights Moon’s Coddling of Korean Conglomerates
(Bloomberg) — A new trial for Samsung’s heir is highlighting the shortcomings in South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s pledge to reign in the country’s powerful conglomerates.The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a retrial of former President Park Geun…
How America (And Iran) Turned the Legendary F-14 Tomcat Into a Bomber
Early in the morning on March 19, 2003, U.S. Special Operations Forces infiltrated western Iraq to neutralize strategic radar and command installations.It was one of the first attacks of the American-led invasion — and it played out under the watchful …
Destination remains obscure for Iran oil tanker sought by US
An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. on Friday again listed its destination as Turkey but the Turkish foreign minister added to the confusion by saying the vessel is headed to Lebanon — statements that were promptly denied in Beirut as America’s t…
UK says watch the Brexit space around EU summit in October
The next big Brexit turning point will be the European Union summit on Oct. 17-18 when Britain hopes there will be something new on Brexit for parliament to discuss, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday. “The next big thing to happen will b…
Rising seas threaten Egypt’s fabled port city of Alexandria
Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, which has survived invasions, fires and earthquakes since it was founded by Alexander the Great more than 2,000 years ago, now faces a new menace in the form of climate change. Rising sea levels threaten to inundate…
Bad Idea: Iran Thinks It Could Sink an Aircraft Carrier
Iran, as The National Interest pointed out last month, has a large and varied ballistic missile arsenal. Recent events, particularly the downing of a U.S. Navy MQ-4 Triton by Iranian military forces, again raise the possibility of war between the Unite…
It’s Time Johnson Lives Up to His Promises on Immigration
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Whatever happens with Brexit over the next two months, the U.K. prime minister’s past support for immigration will be put to the test. So far, he appears to be succumbing to short-term political pressure to curb immigration at th…
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