
British PM in Brussels for Brexit Talks
BBC understands negotiators are close to an agreement making way for next phase of talks
The BBC understands that Britain and the European Union are close to reaching an agreement that will clear the way for the second phase of talks on the UK's departure from the bloc. It comes ahead of the British Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to Brussels on Monday.
US and South Korean troops begin their largest-ever joint military and air exercises on Monday. President Trump's national security advisor, H-R McMaster has said that if the US and its allies don't reign in North Korea's nuclear ambitions soon, it may be too late.
A last-ditch attempt to save the world's most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita, by taking them into human care has been abandoned.
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