Senior UK diplomat quits, saying she will not ‘peddle half-truths’ over Brexit
A senior British diplomat in Washington has resigned, saying she did not want to “peddle half-truths” over Brexit for a government she did not trust, CNN reported on Friday.
Germany’s SPD backs new leaders’ demands to stay in Merkel coalition
German Social Democrats (SPD) on Friday endorsed a set of demands the party will make to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives to remain in government together.
Another day, another crisis: PM Johnson mounts defensive UK election campaign
Another campaign day, another crisis for Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his quest to hold onto office and, as he repeated to an audience in southeastern England on Friday, to “get Brexit done” and “get Britain out of neutral”.
U.S. has not yet decided whether to hold U.N. meeting on North Korea rights abuses
The United States has not yet decided whether to hold a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss human rights abuses in North Korea on Tuesday, said U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft after even the prospect of such a meeting angered Pyo…
Labour leader makes Brexit offensive ahead of UK election showdown
British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn went on the Brexit offensive on Friday, seeking to hit back at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s main campaign message as they both prepared for a final TV showdown ahead of next week’s election.
YouGov to release final MRP poll for UK election on December 10
Market research firm YouGov said it would publish a closely watched poll which will seek to predict the outcome of Britain’s Dec. 12 election at 2200 GMT on Tuesday.
Hungary’s government plans to tighten control over theaters
Hungary’s nationalist government plans to tighten control over theaters, in a move critics said could undermine their independence and stifle artistic freedom.
Slovak police charge ex-president and opposition leader Kiska with tax fraud
Slovak police have charged former president Andrej Kiska with tax fraud, stirring up the political scene ahead of an election due in February.
French PM says not looking for confrontation in pension reform
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Friday he was sticking with plans to reform the country’s pension system but insisted change would be gradual and “not brutal”.
French unions turn the screws on Macron in pension reform battle
France’s trade unions called for mass protests and strikes over pension reform that have brought much of the country to a halt to carry on next week, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.
