Snap poll on horizon after UK lawmakers vote to block ‘no-deal’ Brexit
The lower house of the British parliament voted on Wednesday to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal, but he proposed a snap election on Oct. 15, just weeks before Brexit, to free his hands.
Brazil ‘Car Wash’ corruption probe facing ‘worst moment’ as establishment fights back
Brazil’s biggest-ever corruption investigation, which jailed dozens including a former president, has been threatened over the past week by a Supreme Court ruling and push back from politicians seeking to curb investigative powers.
Iran has released seven crew members of seized tanker Stena Impero: Sweden foreign minister
Iran has released seven of the 23 crew members of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero that was seized earlier this summer, Sweden’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
PM Johnson: I will take UK out of EU on Oct. 31 if I am still prime minister
Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 if he was still prime minister, proposing to hold a national election on Oct. 15.
UK lawmakers approve Brexit delay law, defeating PM Johnson
British lawmakers on Wednesday approved a piece of legislation designed to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government taking the country out of the European Union without a deal.
UK PM is offering the ‘poison of no deal’ with election bid: Labour’s Corbyn
British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday of offering the “poison of a no deal” by calling on lawmakers to back holding an early election.
Argentine markets hold steady as anti-Macri protesters decry austerity, rising poverty
Argentine markets held steady on Wednesday, even as thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the government of President Mauricio Macri and a darkening economic outlook in the recession-hit South American country.
Ivory Coast president appoints new finance and agriculture ministers
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara named a new government on Wednesday in which Adama Coulibaly will assume the role of finance minister, the government said in a statement.
Erdogan says it’s unacceptable that Turkey can’t have nuclear weapons
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday it was unacceptable for nuclear-armed states to forbid Ankara from obtaining its own nuclear weapons, but did not say whether Turkey had plans to obtain them.
British lawmakers back bid to block no-deal Brexit amid election haggling
The British parliament on Wednesday voted to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal, but he sought an election just weeks before Brexit to free his hands.
