Italy arrests three men

been agreed at the Luxembourg lunch that talks to find a deal would intensify.

Negotiations would be raised to a political level — between EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and Britain’s Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay — from the technical-level talks of recent weeks, and meetings would take place daily.

The future of the land border between EU member Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland is the central issue of disagreement both between Johnson and the EU and between him and British lawmakers.

Bettel took a harsh line in his remarks after escorting Johnson out, urging the British prime minister to “stop speaking and act” and to stop trying to pass the blame to the EU for the consequences of a decision taken by the British people in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

“Our people need to know what is going to happen to them in six weeks time. They need clarity, they need certainty and they need stability. You can’t hold their future hostage for party political gains,” he said to applause and loud cheers from the protesters.

“So now it’s on Mr Johnson, he holds the future of all the UK citizens and every EU citizen living in the UK in his hands. It’s his responsibility. Your people, our people count on you. But the clock is ticking — use your time wisely.” PALERMO, Italy — Italian prosecutors on Monday ordered the arrest of three people suspected of torturing migrants in a detention centre in north-west Libya.

The men, a 22-year-old Guinean and two Egyptians aged 26 and 24, are believed to be part of a group that kidnapped and mistreated dozens of people, the judicial order seen by Reuters said.

Prosecutors collected testimony from several migrants detained in the former military base of Zawyia, who said they recognized their former jailers among residents of a migrant registration centre in Sicily.

The migrants said the prison was surrounded by high walls and had a blue gate at the entrance. The head of the centre was described as a short, balding Libyan man called Ossama, who was feared for his brutality.

“Ossama is the most ruthless... due to the torture practised, (he) was responsible for two murders of two migrants,” another migrant told investigators.

Women were systematically raped and prisoners were allowed to call their families to ask for payment in return for their freedom. Those who did not pay were often killed or sold to human smugglers.