France’s Macron calls on UK’s Johnson to clarify Brexit
French President Emmanuel Macron pressed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday to clarify his country’s position over Brexit after Johnson lost a vote in parliament, obliging him to seek a delayed departure from the European Union.
Lebanon agrees final budget with no taxes: tweet
Lebanon’s finance minister said on Saturday following a meeting with Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri that they had agreed on a final budget that did not include any additional taxes or fees in a bid to appease nationwide protests.
Ireland warns any UK request for Brexit extension not straightforward
Ireland’s position remains that granting an extension to Brexit is preferable to Britain crashing out of the European Union without a deal but there is no guarantee that view is shared throughout the bloc, its foreign minister said.
Explainer: What happens next after UK PM Johnson loses Brexit vote?
Britain’s parliament voted to withhold its approval of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal on Saturday, triggering another law that requires him to request a delay to the country’s departure from the European Union.
Russia doesn’t rule out new contract to supply air defense systems to Turkey: IFX
Russia does not rule out reaching a new contract to supply its air defense missile systems to Turkey, Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov as saying on Saturday.
EU sick of Brexit, but likely to grant an extension if asked
European Union chiefs are so fed up of Brexit that when they clinched a deal with Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week they did not want to entertain the need to delay Britain’s departure beyond Oct. 31.
Salvini’s right rallies in Rome to protest against Italy government
Tens of thousands of supporters of Italy’s right-wing opposition parties, spearheaded by Matteo Salvini’s League which was ousted from power two months ago, gathered in central Rome on Saturday to protest against the new government.
U.S. President Trump calls Mexico’s president to express ‘solidarity’
Mexico’s president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said on Saturday his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump called him to express his “solidarity” following an attempt to arrest a drug kingpin’s son that prompted a wave of violence in the northwestern city of …
Putin and Merkel discussed Syria, Ukraine and Libya in phone call: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Ukraine, Syria and Libya during a phone call, the Interfax news agency quoted the Kremlin as saying on Saturday.
Canada’s Trudeau, main rival exchange attacks as campaign grinds to an end
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing the loss of his Parliamentary majority in an election next week, traded attacks with his main rival on Saturday as a bad-tempered campaign entered the last few days.
