UK PM Johnson says of Brexit: we should be leaving on October 31
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was up to the European Union to decide a delay to Brexit but that Britain should be leaving on Oct. 31.
Amid crises, Xi seems set to uphold Party’s rule at secretive China conclave
China’s Communist Party leaders will on Monday start their most important meeting this year, with President Xi Jinping expected to champion the Chinese model of governance while fighting protracted economic and political crises at home and abroad.
Prince Charles tells financiers: invest your trillions to save the planet
Britain’s Prince Charles has urged financiers to invest their trillions to help save the planet by investing in projects that protect the environment.
Pakistani court grants bail to ailing former PM Sharif
A Pakistani court granted bail on Friday to jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds, a lawyer for Sharif said.
Russia’s Lavrov says decision on pardoning convicted Norwegian spy will take place soon
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that a decision on whether to pardon a convicted Norwegian spy jailed in Russia, Frode Berg, would come soon.
One person dead in Baghdad anti-government protests
A protester died in Baghdad on Friday, after being struck in the face by a tear gas cannister, police and medical sources said.
Zimbabwe government supporters march against Western sanctions
Supporters of the Zimbabwe government marched in the capital on Friday denouncing Western sanctions that President Emmerson Mnangagwa says have sapped the economy, but his opponents stayed away, accusing him of trying to distract attention from his fai…
Betting odds indicate British election in 2020: Ladbrokes
Betting odds indicate that British lawmakers will deny Prime Minister Boris Johnson a snap poll this year but that an election will eventually take place in 2020, Ladbrokes said on Friday.
PM Johnson will pursue Brexit plans if lawmakers reject election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will push ahead with plans to leave the European Union and with the government’s domestic agenda if lawmakers fail to back a snap election, his spokesman said on Friday.
EU agrees Brexit extension needed, set no new date, next meeting Monday
European Union ambassadors on Friday agreed in principle to delay Brexit, but set no new date, European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said.
