UK Labour Party deputy leader: We need Brexit referendum before election
Britain needs to hold another referendum on leaving the European Union before any national election is held, Tom Watson, the deputy leader of the main opposition Labour Party, said on Wednesday.
Brexit Party’s Farage eyes Conservative pact for a ‘clean break’ Brexit
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Wednesday he would consider a pact with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives ahead of a possible national election if Johnson agreed to press for a ‘clean break’ Brexit.
UK Labour deputy leader Watson’s views do not impact party debate: party source
A source in Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Wednesday the views of deputy leader Tom Watson were well known and “don’t really impact our party’s debate” after he was due to urge the party to push for a second Brexit referendum.
Air strikes in Syria truce zone resume overnight: opposition, residents
Jets believed to be Russian bombed rebel-held areas in northwest Syria on Wednesday amid increased shelling of towns by the Syrian army that threatened the collapse of a fragile Russian-brokered ceasefire, two rebel sources and residents said.
Blow for UK PM Johnson as Scottish court rules suspension of parliament is unlawful
Scotland’s highest court of appeal ruled on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament for five weeks was unlawful and should be annulled.
U.N. investigators link U.S., Syrian and Russian forces to war crimes
Air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces in Syria have killed or wounded many civilians, indicating that required precautions were ignored and war crimes may have been committed, United Nations investigators said on Wednesday.
Fighting picks up in Afghanistan after talks collapse
Fighting has picked up in several areas of northern Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday, days after the collapse of talks between the United States and the Taliban aimed at agreeing the withdrawal of thousands of U.S. troops.
Spain’s Podemos hints at concessions in PM talks to avoid election
The leader of Spain’s far-left Unidas Podemos called on Wednesday for a new round of government talks with the Socialist party of acting premier Pedro Sanchez to break a deadlock and avoid a new election.
Kremlin says its spies are looking into case of suspected CIA mole
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it didn’t know if one of its former employees had been a CIA informant, but that Russia’s intelligence services were looking into the case.
Taiwan urges citizens to avoid Hong Kong and China after detention
Taiwan’s ruling party on Wednesday urged citizens to avoid visiting Hong Kong after a person from Taiwan was detained in China on state security charges, as Hong Kong’s protests add to already tense relations between Taiwan and Beijing.
