UK’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan to ‘step back’ from being senior royals
Britain’s Prince Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, said on Wednesday that he and his American wife Meghan plan to step back from their roles as senior members of Britain’s royal family and work to become financially independent.
Spain’s leftist coalition faces battle to row back landmark labor law
Without a majority in parliament, Spain’s new left-wing coalition faces a struggle to deliver on its promise to unpick a landmark 2012 labor reform that drove wages lower and made it easier for companies to shed workers.
Statement from Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, announced on Wednesday that they intend to step back as senior members of the British royal family.
Airlines face higher fuel bills as they avoid Iran, Iraq amid tensions
Airlines are facing higher fuel bills as they reroute flights to avoid airspace over Iran and Iraq due to recent heightened tension between Washington and Tehran, adding further financial pressure to an industry already contending with the prolonged gr…
Trump avoids escalating crisis, says Iran is ‘standing down’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed away from days of angry rhetoric against Iran as the two countries tried to defuse a crisis over the American killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani.
Explainer: Stripping Italy’s Atlantia of motorway concession may not be easy
Leading members of Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement have called for Atlantia’s motorways unit to be stripped of its concession following the deadly 2018 collapse of a bridge it operated in the northern city of Genoa.
Puerto Rico slow to bring back electricity after powerful earthquake
Two-thirds of Puerto Rico remained without power and nearly a quarter lacked drinking water on Wednesday after a storm of earthquakes battered the Caribbean island on Tuesday, including the most powerful to strike the U.S. territory in 102 years.
Italy government, Autostrade exploring ways to resolve concession stand-off: sources
The Italian government and Atlantia’s motorway unit are exploring ways to break a stand-off over the group’s road concession which some members of the ruling coalition want to revoke, two sources close to the matter said on Wednesday.
Iraq’s Sadr says crisis over, tells militias to stand down: statement
Influential Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Wednesday the crisis Iraq was experiencing is over following de-escalation rhetoric from both Iran and the U.S. and called on militia groups not to carry out attacks.
No survivors as Ukrainian Boeing plane crashes in Iran with 176 aboard
A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing all 176 people on board.
