Opposition to block British PM Johnson’s snap election gamble
British opposition parties said on Friday that they would block Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s second bid to call a snap general election in mid-October, setting up showdown with the government over delaying Brexit.
Reaction to the death of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe, the bush war guerrilla leader who led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980 and crushed his foes during nearly four decades of rule as his country descended into poverty, hyperinflation and unrest, died on Friday aged 95.
Robert Mugabe: death of a liberation ‘colossus’ who crushed his foes as Zimbabwe unraveled
Robert Mugabe, the bush war guerrilla who led Zimbabwe to independence and crushed his foes during nearly four decades of rule as his country descended into poverty, hyperinflation and unrest, died on Friday. He was 95.
Son of Afghan resistance hero criticizes ‘secretive’ U.S. Taliban deal
A “secretive” peace deal between United States and the Taliban could face wide resistance in Afghanistan if it opens the door to the insurgents’ hardline regime, said the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the slain hero of the anti-Soviet resistance.
UK Labour says had positive Brexit talks with other opposition parties
Britain’s Labour Party said it held positive talks on Friday with fellow opposition parties as they seek to prevent the country leaving the European Union without a deal.
Talks to end violent south Yemen power struggle stall: officials
Talks to end a violent power struggle in south Yemen have stalled and both sides appear to be preparing to resume fighting, officials said on Friday, suggesting more turmoil lies ahead on a new battlefront that risks further fragmenting Yemen.
Families press for memorial at Ethiopian Airlines crash site
Four months after his younger sister Samya died in an Ethiopian Airlines crash with 156 others, Adnaan Stumo sifted soil through his fingers at the site where the plane came down.
Britain will support U.S. in Iran talks if deal can be made: UK defense minister
Britain will always help the United States along a path to talks with Iran if a deal can be made, British defense minister Ben Wallace said on Friday, although he cautioned that Iran should be judged by its actions rather than words.
UK will have election ‘when the time is right’: SNP
British opposition parties will not back Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s preferred timing for an early election but voters will not have to wait long before going to the polls, the Scottish National Party’s leader in Britain’s parliament said.
Exclusive: Libyan state oil firm cuts back fuel supplies to east amid battle over capital
Libya’s state oil firm has restricted kerosene supplies to areas controlled by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar in what diplomats and oil officials said was an attempt to prevent his troops using them in their five-month-old battle to take the capital….
