UK lawmakers reject Brexit law timetable, putting October 31 exit in doubt
British lawmakers rejected the government’s proposed timetable for passing legislation to ratify its Brexit deal on Tuesday, leaving Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s vow to leave the European Union by the end of the month in doubt.
Catalan leader hopes November 10 election to boost independence drive
Catalonia’s secessionist movement aims to get over 50% of the region’s vote in a Nov. 10 Spanish election after mass protests over the jailing of nine separatists, which would strengthen its push for independence, the regional government head told Reut…
Kurdish families stuck in crowded schools after fleeing north Syria conflict
Two weeks ago, 13-year-old Leith Ahmed was busy studying English and Arabic at school in northeastern Syria when a sudden Turkish cross-border attack forced him and his family to run for their lives.
In limbo as crisis rages, Lebanese banks remain shut
Lebanon’s banks will remain closed for a fifth working day amid uncertainty over how Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri plans to extract billions of dollars from the financial sector to help ease an economic crisis that has ignited national protests.
UK PM Johnson wins first vote on Brexit legislation
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval for his Brexit legislation in a second reading on Tuesday, the first step towards forcing his deal through parliament so that Britain leaves the European Union on Oct. 31.
Brazil’s PSL party seeks to suspend Bolsonaro’s son
President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing Social Liberal Party opened disciplinary proceedings against 19 of its lawmakers on Tuesday, including Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo, in an ongoing battle for control of Brazil’s second largest party in Congress.
Canada’s Trudeau keeps the wheel but prepares for left turn
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday faced the cold reality of a minority government that will likely be forced to tilt left to survive, a move that risks upsetting the business community and stoking alienation in oil-producing provinces.
UK minister Buckland offers assurance to wavering lawmakers on Brexit transition
British justice minister Robert Buckland said on Tuesday the government would bring forward a change to Brexit legislation to allow parliament a say on the merits of an extension to the transition period after exit.
Turkey, Russia strike deal to remove Syrian Kurdish YPG, launch joint patrols
Turkey and Russia agreed on Tuesday to remove the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia to beyond 30 km (19 miles) from the Turkish border, after which their troops will jointly patrol a narrower strip of land in a “safe zone” Ankara has long sought in northern S…
Putin, Erdogan strike deal to remove Kurdish YPG from Syria border
Syrian and Russian forces will deploy in northeast Syria to remove Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons from the border with Turkey under a deal agreed on Tuesday which both Moscow and Ankara hailed as a triumph.
