UK Conservatives’ Scotland leader Davidson set to quit: media reports
Ruth Davidson, leader of the Conservative Party in Scotland, is set to quit due to political disagreements with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the pressures of being a new mother, British media reported on Wednesday.
Dorian intensifies into a hurricane: U.S. NHC
Dorian has intensified into a hurricane and is expected to continue strengthening during the next few days over the Atlantic waters, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.
Italy opposition PD, 5-Star say they want to form coalition
Italy’s 5-Star Movement and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) said on Wednesday they would try form a coalition, setting aside years of hostility to avert a snap election and ease economic uncertainty.
At least 26 killed in ‘horrendous’ arson attack on bar in Mexico
At least 26 people were killed in an arson attack by suspected gang members on a bar in the southern Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos late on Tuesday, authorities said, in a fresh blow to the government’s efforts to curb violence.
Italy’s Salvini bans latest migrant ship entering waters
Italy’s outgoing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has signed a decree banning a rescue ship carrying about 100 migrants picked up off the Libyan coast from entering Italian waters.
U.S. will not release Middle East peace plan before Israeli election
The United States will not release the long-delayed political portion of its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan before Israel’s elections next month, White House Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt said on Wednesday.
Italy’s 5-Star tells president it has government deal with PD
Italy’s 5-Star Movement told the head of state on Wednesday it had reached a political deal with the opposition Democratic Party (PD) to form a new government, 5-Star chief Luigi Di Maio said.
Lebanese troops fire at Israeli drone in south Lebanon
The Lebanese army opened fire at an Israeli drone in south Lebanon on Wednesday, two Lebanese security sources and local media said.
U.S. opens Venezuelan diplomatic office in Colombian capital
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday opened a representative office for Venezuela in Bogota, Colombia, and said it will continue its opposition to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and support for opposition leader Juan Guaido from there.
British PM to suspend parliament before Brexit, opposition denounces ‘coup’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will suspend Britain’s parliament for more than a month before Brexit, enraging opponents and raising the stakes in the country’s most serious political crisis in decades.
