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Corbyn backs second Brexit referendum

LONDON, Feb 26 (Al Jazeera): Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Monday the Labour Party is ready to back calls for a second Brexit referendum to "prevent a damaging Tory Brexit being forced on the country".This marks a shift in Labour's Brexit stance, which has been ambiguous in its support...

China urges Pakistan, India to ‘exercise restraint’

BEIJING, Feb 26 (Agencies): China urged India and Pakistan on Tuesday to "exercise restraint" after New Delhi said its warplanes attacked a militant camp, in a move that sent tensions soaring between the arch-rivals over disputed Kashmir."We hope that both India and Pakistan can exercise restraint and adopt actions that...

Israel ex-minister gets sentence for Iran spying

JERUSALEM, Feb 26 (Al Jazeera): A former Israeli minister has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday for spying for regional rival Iran, the prosecutor said, after admitting to the charges last month.Gonen Segev was convicted in January when the Israeli justice ministry said he reached a plea...

Zarif hopes his resignation will empower diplomats

TEHRAN, Feb 26 (AP): Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday he hoped his sudden resignation would reinforce the position of his fellow diplomats, hinting at a dispute with the security apparatus and hard-liners over the conduct of the country's foreign policy.Mohammed Javad Zarif's resignation sent shockwaves through Iran, where tensions...

Cardinal faces jail for child sexual offences

SYDNEY, Feb 26 (BBC): Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty in Australia of sexual offences against children, making him the highest-ranking Catholic figure to receive such a conviction.Pell abused two choir boys in Melbourne's cathedral in 1996, a jury found. He had pleaded not guilty.As Vatican treasurer, the 77-year-old...

House set to vote to end Trump’s wall ‘emergency’

NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters): The US House of Representatives votes on Tuesday on a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the border with Mexico.House Democrats introduced the resolution last week, challenging Trump's assertion that he could take money Congress...

Russian tanker supplied fuel to North Korean despite sanctions

MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Reuters): A Russian tanker violated international trade sanctions by transferring fuel to a North Korean vessel at sea at least four times between October 2017 and May 2018, two crew members who witnessed the transfers said.Such transactions could have helped provide North Korea with an economic lifeline...

Three die in Iraq bomb attack

BAGHDAD, Feb 26 (Xinhua): At least three people were killed and three others injured Tuesday in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial police source said."The incident took place in the morning when a roadside bomb, apparently planted by the Islamic State (IS) militants, went...

News in Brief -(27-2-2019)

Libyan parliament warns against interference in internal affairsTRIPOLI, Feb 26: The Foreign Affairs Committee of Libya's eastern-based House of Representative (parliament) on Monday warned against the interference in Libya's internal affairs by ambassadors of some countries and international organizations. In a statement, the committee called on them to abide by...