INTERNATIONAL

Theresa May is set to renew her efforts to sell her draft Brexit withdrawal agreement, using a speech to say it has been “agreed in full”. She will tell business leaders in the CBI it will deliver a fair immigration system, in which EU nationals can no longer “jump the queue”. It comes as some Tory MPs continue to press ...

Theresa May has told her critics that getting rid of her as PM would not make delivering Brexit any easier. Mrs May, who has been facing calls for a no-confidence vote from some of her MPs since her draft plan for leaving the EU was published on Wednesday, said there was a “critical” week ahead. Talks on the UK’s future ...

An MP and former militia leader in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been extradited to The Hague to face trial for crimes against humanity. Alfred Yekatom arrived at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention centre on Saturday. The ICC alleges he was responsible for murder, torture, attacking civilians and using child fighters. Mr Yekatom, known as “Rambo”, led a ...

US President Donald Trump is heading to California to survey the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state’s history. The Camp Fire in northern California has killed at least 71 people. More than 1,000 people are reported to be missing, although officials say that figure could fluctuate. Leaving for California, Mr Trump again focused on forest management as a ...

Drivers plan to disrupt traffic across France on Saturday by blocking roads, bridges and toll booths in a mass protest at rising fuel prices. Dubbed the “yellow vests” after the high-visibility jackets they use as their symbol, they are expected to muster in at least 700 locations. They accuse President Emmanuel Macron of abandoning “the little people”. Mr Macron admitted ...

The wreckage of a submarine which went missing with 44 crew on board a year ago has been found, the Argentine navy says. The ARA San Juan submarine disappeared 430km (270 miles) off the Argentine coast on 15 November 2017. The navy stopped its rescue mission two weeks after the sub’s disappearance. However, a year and a day after it ...

The CIA believes that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to US media reports. Sources close to the agency said it had made a detailed assessment of the evidence. It is understood there is no “smoking gun” but US officials think such an operation would need his approval. Saudi Arabia has called ...

A judge in Washington DC has ordered the White House to return CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass after it was revoked by the US Secret Service. The judge’s order says that the pass must be reinstated as a CNN lawsuit against Donald Trump continues. Mr Acosta’s press pass was taken after he clashed with the president during a news ...

Stephen Barclay has been confirmed as the new Brexit Secretary as Theresa May seeks to fill posts in her cabinet. The MP for North East Cambridgeshire and Leave supporter had been serving as a minister at the department for health and social care. He replaces Dominic Raab, who resigned on Thursday over Mrs May’s withdrawal agreement for Brexit. A spokesman ...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged in the US, unsealed court documents there have inadvertently revealed. The information was contained in a court filing in an unrelated case. It is not clear what charges Mr Assange faces, because they were not disclosed. However the US Mueller inquiry into alleged Russian election interference has suggested that WikiLeaks was used by ...