Brexit: 'Horrified' firms warn time is running out
British businesses have criticised politicians for focusing on in-fighting rather than preparing for Brexit, warning that there is not enough time to prepare for a no-deal scenario.
With 100 days to go before the UK leaves the EU, the groups say firms have been "watching in horror" at the ongoing rows within Westminster.
The cabinet met on Tuesday to ramp up preparations for a no-deal departure.
But the groups say the idea that "no-deal" can be managed is not credible.
In other Brexit developments:
YouTube host faces charges for criticising Thai princess's Miss Universe dress
Online presenter accused of affecting the country’s reputation after suggesting the outfit was ugly
A popular YouTube presenter is facing charges in Thailand after she criticised a Miss Universe dress that was designed by the daughter of the king.
Wanchaleom Jamneanphol, a popular online TV host, is facing charges under Thailand’s notoriously strict cybercrimes and lèse-majesté laws – which make it illegal to say anything negative about the monarchy – for her comments online describing a dress designed by Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana as ugly.
The blue dress was worn by the Thai entrant, Sophida Kanchanarin, at the 67th Miss Universe pageant which was held in Nonthaburi province, Thailand.
No-deal Brexit: Troops put on alert as cabinet splits over ‘car crash’ departure from EU
With just 100 days to go until UK exits from EU, the government has announced it will implement all of its no-deal planning ‘in full’
Joe WattsPolitical Editor
Thousands of troops have been put on standby to handle any fallout of Britain crashing out of the European Union without having secured a withdrawal deal.
The government has said that, with 100 days to go until Brexit day on 29 March, it will implement all of its no-deal planning “in full” – following a clash in cabinet reflected in the wider Tory Party.
Senior ministers went head-to-head, with one group demanding “no deal” become Britain’s central planning assumption, while others including the chancellor branded departing without an agreement a “unicorn” idea.
Islamist threat lingers in Philippines despite Marawi victory
The battle against "Islamic State" fighters turned Marawi into a ghost town. But more than a year after the Philippine government regained control, Islamic extremism remains a threat. Sandra Petersmann reports.
Abdul, his young face hidden by a headscarf, stares into the camera as he contemplates his shattered dream. He has lost dozens of friends. His family has been displaced.
"Our original plan was limited to attacking the military camp in Marawi and expelling the soldiers from the city," he tells DW. The homegrown jihadi leaders who laid siege to Marawi under the banner of the "Islamic State" (IS) had convinced Abdul and his fellow fighters that the Philippine government would then withdraw. "They told us we would get what we had always wanted: an Islamic state here in Marawi."
"Our original plan was limited to attacking the military camp in Marawi and expelling the soldiers from the city," he tells DW. The homegrown jihadi leaders who laid siege to Marawi under the banner of the "Islamic State" (IS) had convinced Abdul and his fellow fighters that the Philippine government would then withdraw. "They told us we would get what we had always wanted: an Islamic state here in Marawi."
Cuba 'to scrap same-sex marriage law' in new constitution
Cuba will leave out of its new constitution changes that would have paved the way for legal same-sex marriage, despite majority support in local assemblies, a government official said Tuesday.
It was a surprising twist given public popular support shown nationwide -- and earlier remarks from lawmakers in the Americas' only one-party Communist regime.
The measure would have changed the definition of parties in a marriage from man and wife to "between two people."
But "the draft constitution will not define which parties enter into a marriage... So that is now out of constitutional reform discussions overall," Council of State secretary and drafting coordinator Homero Acosta was quoted as saying by state media.
Yemeni mother wins visa fight to see dying son in US, lawyer says
Decision comes amid public outrage & lawsuit accusing US of keeping mother from seeing her son who is on life support.
After public outcry, the United States has granted a visa waiver to a Yemeni woman whose dying son is on life support in a California hospital, the family's lawyer said on Tuesday.
Shaima Swileh is expected to arrive in California's Bay Area on Wednesday evening, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sacramento Valley (CAIR-SV).
"This is the happiest day of my life," said Ali Hassan, Swileh's husband, an American citizen.
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