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ECB's Coeure says financial risks from no-deal Brexit are limited
The European Central Bank considers that risks to the euro zone financial stability from a no-deal Brexit are "limited" and have been broadly addressed, ECB board member Benoit Coeure said on Friday.

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Senior German lawmaker: May's Brexit delay request doesn't make sense
British Prime Minister Theresa May's request for an extension of Britain's departure from the European Union until up to June 30 is motivated by "domestic tactical maneuvering" but does not make sense, a senior German lawmaker said on Friday.

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No-deal Brexit would have 'significant negative consequences' on EU fishing firms: Commission
The European Union's Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vela said on Friday the bloc was hoping to maintain reciprocal access to UK fishing waters after Brexit but was also preparing for the alternatives.

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Election board rejects AKP bid to annul Istanbul district vote: official
The Istanbul election board has rejected a bid by Turkey's ruling AK Party to annul the local election in the city's Buyukcekmece district, an AKP official told Reuters on Friday, after the opposition narrowly won the vote in the city.

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ECB's Coeure says financial risks from no-deal Brexit are limited
The European Central Bank considers that risks to the euro zone financial stability from a no-deal Brexit are "limited" and have been broadly addressed, ECB board member Benoit Coeure said on Friday.

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Senior German lawmaker: May's Brexit delay request doesn't make sense
British Prime Minister Theresa May's request for an extension of Britain's departure from the European Union until up to June 30 is motivated by "domestic tactical maneuvering" but does not make sense, a senior German lawmaker said on Friday.

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No reason to extend Brexit deadlines, Austria's Kurz says
There is no reason to further extend the delay the EU has granted Britain for leaving the bloc unless facts in the country change, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on Friday, reiterating earlier statements.

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Britain's Hunt says no one wants a long Brexit delay
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that neither Britain nor European Union member states wanted a long delay to Brexit and that his government was leaving "no stone unturned" in its bid to find a solution to the deadlock.

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U.N. chief to meet eastern Libya commander as fighters close in on Tripoli
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was due to meet eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on Friday in a bid to avert renewed civil war as his forces advanced on the capital Tripoli to challenge the internationally recognised government.

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Lobov makes bare-knuckle debut as combat sports go mainstream
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight Artem Lobov, a long-time friend and team mate of Conor McGregor, is set to make a lucrative debut in bare-knuckle boxing as combat sports bid to gain more mainstream acceptance.

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Serbia sentences four over 1999 killing of prominent journalist
Four people were sentenced to up to 30 years in prison by a Serbian court on Friday over the killing in 1999 of opposition journalist and newspaper publisher Slavko Curuvija, during the rule of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic.

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Factbox: Lost in the Brexit maze - What happens next in Britain?
British Prime Minister Theresa May has formally asked for another delay to the country's exit from the European Union, buying time to thrash out an alternative Brexit plan with her political opponents.

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Algeria protesters return to the streets as spy boss reported sacked
Protesters waving banners and calling for radical change marched through Algiers for a seventh successive Friday as Algeria's spy chief was reported fired in a further sign of high-level turmoil following the resignation of the country's veteran president.

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Factbox: Lost in the Brexit maze - What happens next in Britain?
British Prime Minister Theresa May has formally asked for another delay to the country's exit from the European Union, buying time to thrash out an alternative Brexit plan with her political opponents.

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Canada fears foreign interference in October elections
Canada's foreign minister said on Friday it was very likely that there would be foreign meddling in her country's October elections and that there had already been some interference in the process.

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Libyan force allied to Tripoli takes 145 prisoners from Eastern forces
Libyan forces allied to the internationally recognized government in Tripoli have taken 145 troops prisoner from the Eastern forces, a commander said on Friday.

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WTO to issue first ever ruling in 'national security' dispute on Friday
The World Trade Organization will publish its first ever ruling on a "national security" dispute later on Friday, it said in a statement emailed to journalists.

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In Indian election, Gandhi sibling charms but may struggle to win votes
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra became the latest member of India's storied Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to enter politics in January, but the boost she brings the opposition campaign may not turn the tide against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, polls show.

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EU-China summit preparations stumble over trade, human rights
Tensions over trade, investments and minority rights may prevent China and the EU from agreeing a joint declaration at a summit next week, four diplomats in Brussels said on Friday, sapping a European push for greater access to Chinese markets.

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Italy's Di Maio: Give England the time it needs for Brexit
All European states should give England the time it needs for its departure from the European Union, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio was cited as saying on Friday.

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Indonesia to send investigators to Ethiopia to aid crash probes
Indonesia will send two investigators to Ethiopia to assist in a probe and exchange data on two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX jets since October, the head of the country's air safety agency told Reuters on Friday.

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Swedish female soccer players call for unity to tackle inequality
With 30,000 tickets sold for their friendly against Germany in Stockholm on Saturday, Sweden's female players have called for unity to tackle inequalities between men and women in soccer, especially when it comes to money.

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Cracknell's Cambridge made firm favorites for boat race
Double Olympic champion James Cracknell is set to become the oldest person to compete in the Varsity boat race, with his Cambridge crew ranked as firm favorites to win the event on Sunday.

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Italy's Di Maio: Give England the time it needs for Brexit
All European states should give England the time it needs for its departure from the European Union, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio was cited as saying on Friday.

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Salvini plans rally to unite Europe's far-right ahead of vote
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday he would host a major rally of European nationalist and far-right parties to promote a shared political vision ahead of May's EU parliamentary elections.

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Canada looks at fresh tariffs on U.S. goods, silent on details revealed by envoy
Canada is looking at ways to boost the effectiveness of its retaliatory tariffs against the United States, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday, but did not address remarks by a senior official who revealed what Ottawa might do.

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Algeria’s interim president pledges free elections
Algeria's interim president, in a televised speech to the nation, promised on Tuesday to organize free elections after weeks of protests that led to the resignation of 20-year leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

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Bomb kills 8 in Syrian city of Raqqa
A bomb attack in the Syrian city of Raqqa killed eight people on Tuesday, including four members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, a security source in northern Syria said.

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Netanyahu, rival Gantz both claim Israeli election win on narrow exit polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Benny Gantz both claimed victory in Tuesday's election after exit polls predicted a parliamentary majority for rightist parties under the incumbent but a big showing for Gantz's party.

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McConnell: Trump has legitimate concerns about border
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he believed President Donald Trump has legitimate concerns about what is happening at the southern U.S. border and urged Republicans and Democrats to work together on a legislative solution.

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More than 100,000 migrants encountered at U.S. southern border in March: data
U.S. officers arrested or denied entry to over 103,000 people along the border with Mexico in March, a 35 percent increase over the prior month and more than twice as many as the same period last year, according to data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday.

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Trump not interested in holding debt ceiling increase 'hostage' to fund wall: Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is not interested in holding an increase of the debt ceiling as "hostage" in exchange for funding of a border wall with Mexico.

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Dillashaw suspended two years for positive test
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has suspended former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw for two years for a positive drug test, the agency announced Tuesday.

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Wall Street falls on trade tensions, dim global growth outlook
Trade-sensitive industrials dragged Wall Street lower on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on $11 billion of European goods, and as the International Monetary Fund lowered its global growth outlook.

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Draft notebook: SEC stars Washington, Williams enter draft
Kentucky standout sophomore PJ Washington declared for the NBA draft on Tuesday and will hire an agent, the school announced.

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Mullin: 'Emotional decision' to leave St. John's
Chris Mullin, the greatest player in St. John's basketball history who has gone 59-73 in his four seasons as coach, has made the "extremely emotional decision" to step down.

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More than 100 dismissed in Airbus compliance crackdown: sources
Airbus dismissed more than 100 people and issued more than 300 warnings for ethics or compliance reasons in 2018, two people familiar with the company data said, as it conducts a wide-ranging internal crackdown and deals with outside fraud probes.

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Factbox: Guilty pleas, indictments abound in Trump-Russia probe
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election has ensnared dozens of people, including several advisers to President Donald Trump and a series of Russian nationals and companies.

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Powerful, 'abnormal' rains lash Rio de Janeiro, at least six dead
Torrential rains doused Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, killing at least six people and sowing chaos in Brazil's second largest city, which declared a state of emergency after a storm that the mayor described as "absolutely abnormal."

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Algerian interim president promises free elections
Algeria's interim president, in a televised speech to the nation, promised on Tuesday to organize free elections within 90 days after weeks of protests that led to the resignation of leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika after 20 years in power.

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Second Brexit delay could last until end-March 2020: EU official
The European Union's second Brexit delay could go on until March 30, 2020, an official with the bloc said, as 27 national envoys were preparing for a leaders' summit on Wednesday that is due to decide on the matter.

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Wall Street drops on U.S. trade tensions with EU, IMF global outlook
Trade-sensitive industrials dragged Wall Street lower on Tuesday as tensions over tariffs between the United States and its European trading partners went from simmer to boil and the IMF lowered its global growth outlook.

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Second Brexit delay could last until end-March 2020: EU official
The European Union's second Brexit delay could go on until March 30, 2020, an official with the bloc said, as 27 national envoys were preparing for a leaders' summit on Wednesday that is due to decide on the matter.

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Airbnb reverses on delisting Israeli settlements, but won't profit from them
Airbnb said on Tuesday that it would not implement the planned delisting of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, but added that the company would donate proceeds from such bookings to international humanitarian aid organizations.

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Report: Nationals nearing deal with RHP Norris
The Washington Nationals reached an agreement Tuesday with right-handed reliever Bud Norris on a minor league deal, pending results of a physical, according to The Athletic.

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