With less than 48 hours before Britain’s scheduled departure, the European Union agreed on a “flexible extension” of Brexit until the end of October, avoiding a devastating cliff-edge divorce but settling none of the issues that have plunged British politics into chaos, dysfunction and recrimination.
SINGAPORE (Apr 15): “The patience of Ecuador has reached its limit on the behaviour of Mr Assange.” — Lenín Moreno, Ecuador’s president, on the decision to allow UK police to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces accusations of rape. Assange has called Ecuador’s embassy in London home since 2012.
UK and EU agree to delay Brexit until Oct 31
