Iraq PM announces resignation after call from top Shi’ite cleric
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi announced his resignation on Friday after the country’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric called for lawmakers to reconsider their support for a government rocked by weeks of deadly anti-establishment unrest.
Iraqi prime minister says he will resign: statement
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Friday he would offer his resignation to parliament to allow lawmakers to choose a new government, in a move that follows weeks of violent anti-government protests.
Sudan’s ex-ruling party condemns law dissolving it, to continue ‘reforms’
Sudan’s former ruling National Congress Party of deposed president Omar al-Bashir condemned a law passed by transitional authorities to dissolve the NCP and seize its assets, saying it would pursue internal reforms.
China mixing military and science in Arctic push: Denmark
China’s military is increasingly using scientific research in the Arctic as a way into the region, a Danish intelligence service said on Friday, as it warned of intensifying geopolitical rivalry in the Earth’s freezing North.
Sunbathers join rescue as migrant boat washes up on Canary Islands beach
Sunbathers in the Canary Islands joined forces with emergency workers to give water, food and clothes to migrants who arrived unexpectedly on a beach in the Spanish archipelago on Friday.
Students stage global strikes to pressure U.N. climate summit
Thousands of people in Asia and Europe joined rallies demanding more action on climate change on Friday, aiming to force political leaders to come up with urgent solutions at a United Nations conference next week.
Malta prime minister expected to quit in crisis over journalist murder
Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has told associates he plans to resign over the political and legal crisis stemming from the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Times of Malta reported on Friday.
Malta PM Muscat to resign: Times of Malta
Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has told associates he plans to resign imminently, the Times of Malta reported on Friday.
‘I’ll miss Juncker’s kisses,’ Britain’s departing EU Commissioner says
On his final day in the office, Britain’s commissioner to the European Union said he would miss the occasional kiss from his boss Jean-Claude Juncker.
French mariners fear watery grave for 17th century pension perks
Tugboat captain Jean-Yves Lagarde should be only 10 years from retiring thanks to special benefits for mariners that date back to the 17th century. But President Emmanuel Macron’s ambition to simplify France’s Byzantine pension system may scuttle his p…
