May plans next move in Brexit fight
LONDON — As Prime Minister Theresa May prepared her next move in Britain’s deadlocked Brexit battle, a senior opposition politician said Sunday that it’s unlikely the U.K. will leave the European Union as scheduled on March 29.
A government minister, however, warned that failure to deliver on Brexit would betray voters and unleash a “political tsunami.”
Ms. May is due to present Parliament with a revised Brexit plan on Monday, after the divorce deal she had struck the EU was rejected by lawmakers last week.
Prince gets police ‘advice’
Two days after Prince Philip was involved in a car crash that injured two women and sparked a debate on older drivers in Britain, the police gave him a warning after he was photographed driving on Saturday in another vehicle — this time without a seatbelt.
British news outlets published a photo of the 97-yearold duke behind the wheel of a Land Rover outside the Sandringham Estate, a private property of the royal family in Norfolk County.
“Suitable words of advice have been given to the driver,” a spokeswoman for the Norfolk Police said Sunday. News of the genteel warning came as a woman who broke her wrist in the crash complained in an interview that the prince has yet to offer her an apology.
Afghan leader’s election bid
KABUL, Afghanistan — A confident and relaxed President Ashraf Ghani launched his re-election campaign Sunday, registering as a candidate at the national election commission and then delivering a lengthy speech on peace, poverty and the need for a strong government to unite all Afghans and end 17 years of insurgent conflict in a “just and honorable” way.
The Afghan election, in which Mr. Ghani will face 14 contenders after five tumultuous years in office, is now scheduled for July 20 after being postponed from April.
Gabbard’s Assad meeting
Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii on Sunday stood by her decision to meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017, saying American leaders must meet with foreign leaders “if we are serious about the pursuit of peace and securing our country.”
Ms. Gabbard, who announced earlier this month that she was running for president in 2020, discussed the controversial meeting with Assad during a trip to Syria in January 2017 with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” The Syrian leader is believed to be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Syrian civilians.
Athens protest turns violent
ATHENS, Greece — A peaceful demonstration by tens of thousands of people in Athens turned violent Sunday, as protesters seeking to enter the parliament building used clubs, firebombs and other dangerous objects to attack officers, according to police.
For the most part, the rally, called days before the Greek parliament was to vote on ratifying an agreement to rename the country’s northern neighbor North Macedonia, was peaceful. But around 3 p.m., clashes broke out.
Organizers of the rally have staged several demonstrations against the deal. Greece has long opposed the name “Macedonia” for its northern neighbor, saying that it implied territorial aspirations over a northern Greek region of the same name. Under the deal, Macedonia would change its name to North Macedonia, and Greece would lift its objections to its neighbor joining NATO and the European Union.