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BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has postponed a vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal, acknowledging it was likely to be rejected "by a significant margin." She says she will go back to European Union leaders to seek changes to the divorce agreement, but a senior EU official says it won't renegotiate. May's move threw Britain's Brexit plans into disarray, intensified a domestic political crisis and sent the pound to a 20-month low.
BEIJING (AP) — China's government says its economic czar and the U.S. Treasury secretary have discussed plans for the next round of talks on their tariff dispute. The announcement suggests negotiations over the U.S.-Chinese tariff fight are going ahead despite tensions over the arrest of a Chinese technology executive. The Ministry of Commerce said Vice Premier Liu He and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed 'the promotion of the next economic and trade consultations' but gave no details.
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has promised tax relief for struggling workers and retirees _ and acknowledged he's partially responsible for the anger that has fueled almost four weeks of protests. He pleaded in a televised address for a return to calm. The protests, which have shaken the country and his presidency, started in neglected provinces to oppose fuel tax increases and progressed to rioting in Paris. Macro said he may have given the impression he doesn't care about ordinary citizens.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Chinese phone and internet network gear company Huawei Technologies Ltd. says it expects a "just conclusion" from a Canadian court on whether to grant bail to its chief financial office after she was arrested earlier this month. China has vehemently protested the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, daughter of Huawei's founder, and demanded the U.S. withdraw charges that led Canadian officials to detain her while she was changing planes in Vancouver, British Columbia.
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are reporting the most cases ever of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children. Fortunately, the disease remains rare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported 158 confirmed cases so far this year. That's more than the 149 reported in a similar wave of illnesses in 2016.
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