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WASHINGTON | Trump discusses migration with new Mexican president

WASHINGTON— The White House says President Donald Trump and the new leader of Mexico discussed “positive relations” between the two countries in a phone call this week. But Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters that he and Trump have never discussed the contentious topic of the border wall.

Lopez Obrador’s statement Thursday came less than an hour after Trump asserted in a…

RIMBO, Sweden | UN chief says Yemen’s warring sides agreed on Hodeida truce

RIMBO, Sweden— The United Nations secretary general on Thursday announced that Yemen’s warring sides have agreed after week-long peace talks in Sweden to a province-wide cease-fire in Hodeida and a withdrawal of troops from the contested Red Sea port city.

Antonio Guterres thanked the Yemeni delegations for what he called “an important step” and “real progress toward future talks to end the…

BRUSSELS | The Latest: EU ‘closer’ to agreement over Spanish objections

BRUSSELS — The Latest on Brexit negotiations (all times local):

3 p.m. The European Union is close to reaching an agreement to ease Spanish concerns about the future of Gibraltar in Brexit talks.

EU spokesman Preben Aamann said on Twitter Saturday that after a phone conversation between Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez and EU Council President Donald Tusk, “we are closer” to an agreement ahead of…

BRUSSELS | The Latest: Brexit: Portugal backs Spain on Gibraltar clause

BRUSSELS — The Latest on Brexit negotiations (all times local):

2:20 p.m. Portugal’s foreign minister is in support of the Brexit deal including Spain’s request to have its say on the future of the disputed British territory of Gibraltar.

Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva says that the original Brexit guidelines laid out last year that included assurances to Spain that it could deal with…

LONDON | UK’s May faces more criticism for post-Brexit ties text

LONDON  — British Prime Minister Theresa May faced wide-ranging criticism from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as she sought to portray a draft agreement on a post-Brexit relationship with the European Union as a “good deal for our country.”

Addressing the House of Commons after the publication of a 26-page draft political declaration with the EU on post-Brexit relations, May said the agreement will…

LONDON | The Latest: Businesses tentatively back Brexit deal

LONDON— The Latest on Britain’s departure from the European Union (all times local):

3:20 p.m. Businesses and trade groups have given tentative approval to the draft Brexit deal while also calling for more details, highlighting lingering questions about the final agreement.

It’s a “positive step,” said Mike Hawes, CEO of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, a U.K. auto industry trade…

LONDON | EU divorce deal thrown into doubt as Brexit minister resigns

LONDON— Britain’s Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigned Thursday, saying he was unable to defend the deal struck by Prime Minister Theresa May with the EU, a major blow to her authority and her ability to get the deal through Parliament.

His resignation, which comes a day after the Cabinet of which he was a member backed the draft divorce agreement, weakens May and is likely to embolden her…