UK’s Labour will not support Johnson’s motion for early election: source
Britain’s opposition Labour Party will not support Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to call an early election in a vote in parliament on Monday, a source in the party said.
UK PM Johnson defeats court challenge over suspension of parliament order
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted lawfully when he ordered the suspension of parliament for five weeks before Brexit, London’s High Court ruled on Friday, but it allowed the the legal challenge to be taken to the Supreme Court.
Islamic authorities in Malaysian state denounce Shi’ites in sermon
Religious authorities in a Malaysian state denounced Shi’ite Islam on Friday and asked mosques to call in sermons on their congregations to be vigilant over the spread of the “deviant teachings” of the Shi’ite sect.
Hong Kong protesters stage fresh rallies as leader says bill withdrawal a first step
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Friday said measures announced this week to help restore order in the Chinese-ruled city were a first step, and disagreed with a credit downgrade by rating agency Fitch after months of sometimes violent protests.
Lebanon’s Aoun warns Israel would bear results of any attack
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun warned on Friday that Israel would bear the consequences of any attack, days after a flare-up at the border between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
British PM Johnson says he will not contemplate resigning
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was not willing to contemplate resigning.
Pre-Oct. 31 UK election unlikely as opposition parties to thwart PM Johnson
An election before Oct. 31 is now unlikely as opposition parties will vote against or abstain when Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday seeks parliament’s approval for an election in mid October, Sky News cited Plaid Cymru as saying.
Factbox: Reaction to the death of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe, the guerrilla leader who led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980, died aged 95 on Friday, two years after the army brought an ignominious end to almost four decades of his iron-fisted rule.
UK lawmakers should face up to election after voting for Brexit delay: PM’s spokeswoman
British lawmakers should consider whether they will face up to a national election after they passed legislation to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Brexit and frustrate his plans for an Oct. 31 departure, his spokeswoman said.
Mugabe’s legacy: thousands killed in ‘rain that washes away the chaff’
Just three years after Zimbabwe’s independence from Britain, Robert Mugabe sent the army’s North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade into Matabeleland to crush dissidents and former guerrillas loyal to liberation war rival Joshua Nkomo.
