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EU leaders urged to back migrant measures for Libya

  BRUSSELS / AP The European Commission is urging European leaders to endorse sweeping measures to help stop tens of thousands of desperate people from leaving Libya in search of better lives in Europe. The commission said in documents published on Tuesday that the leaders should “deploy the full range of EU missions and projects” to help Libyans manage their borders ...

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May gives in to demands to publish Brexit plan

  Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she will publish her plan for negotiations to leave the European Union after lawmakers demanded greater scrutiny in Parliament. May said a so-called white paper will be published to allow proper debate of the strategy she outlined in a speech last week. “I have been clear, as have senior ministers, that we’ll ...

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Hong Kong denies Beijing role in Singapore shipment probe

  HONG KONG / AP Hong Kong’s customs chief on Wednesday denied suggestions that Beijing was involved in the investigation into nine armored personnel carriers belonging to Singapore that were seized in the Chinese-controlled territory. Commissioner Roy Tang said his department was acting only under Hong Kong law when it impounded the nine SAF Terrex infantry carriers and other equipment. He ...

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