Russian prime minister and government resign after Putin speech
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that his government was resigning to give President Vladimir Putin room to carry out the changes he wants to make to the constitution.
Egyptian security raids Turkish news agency office in Cairo: agency
Egyptian security forces raided the office of the Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency in Cairo on Thursday and detained four of its staff, the agency said on Twitter.
French prosecutor probes socialist Royal over funds use as ambassador
French financial prosecutors said on Wednesday they had opened a preliminary investigation into the use of funds by former environment minister Segolene Royal in her role as ambassador for the North and South Poles.
French PM says transport strikes against pension reform will go nowhere
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday that public transport unions’ strikes will not succeed in stopping the government’s planned reform of the pension system.
Egypt orders retrial of monks sentenced to death for bishop’s murder
Egypt’s highest civilian court on Wednesday ordered a retrial of two monks sentenced to death for murdering a bishop at a Coptic Christian monastery, two judicial sources said on Wednesday.
Brexit celebrations approved to mark UK’s last moments in the EU
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has won his bid to hold a party on Brexit night in front of parliament with speeches, music and possibly the chimes of the Big Ben bell on the day when Britain is due to leave the European Union.
Gray pineapples: Volcano devastates Philippines farm
Farmer Jack Imperial woke to a picture of devastation after ash spewed from a volcano in the Philippines – his verdant green pineapple field had been transformed to a dirty dark gray.
Death toll rises to two in Spanish chemical plant blast
Firefighters have found the body of a second victim following a massive explosion and fire at a chemical factory in Tarragona in northeastern Spain, they said on Wednesday.
Zelenskiy asks for Germany’s support to bring Iran plane crash perpetrators to justice
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday asked Chancellor Angela Merkel for Germany’s support in bringing the perpetrators of last week’s plane crash in Iran to justice, according to a statement issued by Zelenskiy’s office.
U.N. official blames politicians for ‘dangerous chaos’ in Lebanon
Lebanese politicians are to blame for the country’s economic collapse, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, rebuking a ruling elite that has failed to draw up a rescue plan for a country hit by more violent protests.
