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Gibraltar says can’t seek court order detaining tanker for US

Bloomberg The Government of Gibraltar says European Union regulations don’t allow it to seek a court order to seize a tanker which the US accuses of breaching its sanctions by exporting Iranian oil. The US issued a warrant to seize the supertanker, which has been detained by the UK and Gibraltar since July, on suspicion of hauling Iranian oil to ...

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Johnson to raise Brexit stakes in Berlin, Paris

Bloomberg Boris Johnson will travel to Germany and France this week to make clear that Britain is leaving the European Union on October 31 with or without a deal. The prime minister will tell German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron that the EU must offer a new deal or face Britain leaving the bloc without one. The ...

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Spain offers to receive ‘Open Arms’ migrants

Bloomberg Spain’s government will make available the southern port of Algeciras to receive the migrant rescue ship Open Arms given the refusal by Italy to allow it to dock. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is taking the step given the “emergency situation” facing the Spanish vessel with more than 100 migrants off the Italian island of Lampedusa, his government said ...

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