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Prime minister warns Brussels that he will reject any offer of prolonged membership and renews his threat of no deal Boris Johnson will tell the outgoing European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker , on Monday that he will defy a new act of parliament and refuse to discuss or accept any offer to extend the UK’s membership even if a Brexit deal cannot be agreed, Downing Street said last night. The prime minister’s hardline message to Brussels that he will take the UK out of the EU on 31 October, come what may, will enrage MPs from all parties who joined forces last week to force through a new law mandating him to ask the EU to prolong UK membership from the current deadline of 31 October until 31 January next year, to avoid a no-deal outcome. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/34L6j13

Renewed clashes between two armed groups in Birao raise doubts about sustainability of peace deal signed in February. from Al Jazeera English https://ift.tt/30iH3vN

The drama tackling race, sex and slavery by the youngest black male playwright on Broadway is seeing queues and grabbing the attention of theater’s biggest names Slave Play does not officially open on Broadway until next month, but just a few nights into previews the ground-breaking drama is already sparking an animated debate over race, drawing queues down the street and the attention of some of the biggest names in theatre. The play, which Jeremy O Harris wrote while he was still in his first year at the Yale School of Drama, tackles race, sex, sexuality and slavery through the lives of three modern day interracial couples against the backdrop of a plantation in Virginia. The Rihanna song Work also features – the lyrics to which hang in Manhattan’s Golden Theatre. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2O1g2dz

Tourists volunteering in Cambodian orphanages may be unwittingly fuelling an industry that exploits children for profit. from Al Jazeera English https://ift.tt/34J6aes

Protesters call on London to apply pressure on Beijing to uphold ‘one country, two systems’ agreed in 1997 Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters have gathered outside the British consulate in Hong Kong, chanting “we will not surrender” as they called on the UK to come to the aid of the former British colony. Demonstrators waved the Union Jack, sang God Save the Queen and chanted “Stand for freedom, stand with Hong Kong,” as they sought to bring attention to their calls for democracy in the semi-autonomous territory, which was handed over to Chinese control in 1997. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32F1nJa

Two SuperSisters employees resign after discovering links to counter-extremism strategy A Muslim online lifestyle platform targeting British teenagers is covertly funded by the Home Office’s counter-extremism programme, the Observer has learned. The revelation about funding of the project has led to a row between its owners, a former Muslim employee and its Muslim audience. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Ne3T5F

Energy network companies are under scrutiny after last month’s outage, the worst of its kind in a decade There is never a good time for a blackout, but for Britain’s energy companies the timing of last month’s power failure could scarcely have been worse. The best that the owners of the UK’s energy pipes and wires can expect in the coming years is a tighter squeeze on their deflated profits by the industry regulator. A Labour government could support nationalisation. In the meantime, investors are turning their backs on energy network companies. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32J1rHO