The EU on Monday sharply improved its gloomy predictions for the British economy next year, admitting that the Brexit vote would have less impact than earlier thought. In its winter forecasts, the European Commission said it was pencilling in growth of 1.5 percent for Britain in 2017, much higher than ...
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said he “deeply” regretted opposition to former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad as the organization’s peace envoy to Libya, days after Washington vetoed the appointment. “I deeply regret this opposition and I do not see any reason for it,” Guterres said at the annual ...