Child killed, eight people injured in renewed Baghdad protests
A child was killed on Wednesday in renewed clashes between demonstrators and Iraqi security forces, a day after at least two people were killed and 200 wounded in protests over unemployment, corruption and poor public services.
Snowden will make first public appearance since U.S. lawsuit at conference next month
Fugitive U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden will speak next month by video at Web Summit in Lisbon, billed by the organizers as the world’s largest annual tech conference.
UK’s Prince Harry says Africa’s embrace helped him cope with mother’s death
Prince Harry said that Africa’s embrace had helped him cope with the death of his mother, Princess Diana, as he and his wife Meghan championed job creation and entrepreneurship on the continent on the final day of their 10-day tour.
Peru’s ‘Mechita,’ the rebel lawmaker who was ‘president’ for a day
In a hasty ceremony on Monday, rebel lawmakers swore in Vice President Mercedes Araoz as Peru’s interim leader, looking to install her in place of President Martin Vizcarra after he moved to dissolve Congress to end a long-running political stand-off.
UK PM Johnson makes final Brexit offer to cool EU reception
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a final Brexit offer to the European Union on Wednesday and said that unless the bloc compromised, Britain would leave without a deal at the end of this month.
Brexit and climate change – London police plan for big protests this month
London police said on Wednesday they would mobilize thousands of officers to deal with two weeks of planned chaos by climate activists and potential protests over Brexit.
Irish PM says what he is hearing on UK Brexit proposals not encouraging
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday said that he had not yet received new British proposals on the terms of its departure from the European Union, but that British officials had briefed their Irish counterparts and the details were not encou…
As Lebanon reforms go slowly, protests suggest widening anger
In a country fractured along sectarian lines, the unusually wide geographic reach of protests over Lebanon’s dire economy on Sunday suggests deepening anger with an entire class of politicians who have jointly led it into crisis.
Breakthrough at talks opens way to summit on Ukraine conflict
A breakthrough at talks between Moscow and Kiev has opened the way to the first international summit in three years being convened on ending fighting in east Ukraine.
Vatican financial control office director, four others suspended: report
Five Vatican employees, including the number two at the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority (AIF) and a monsignor, have been suspended following a police raid, the Italian magazine L’Espresso reported on Wednesday.
