Few Britons back month-long parliament break before Brexit
Only 27% of British people back the month-long suspension of parliament ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, while 47% are opposed, a snap poll conducted on Wednesday by market research company YouGov showed.
Brexit: Ireland will not support removing backstop, says Coveney
Ireland’s foreign minister said on Wednesday ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement was the only way to ensure Britain’s orderly exit from the European Union and time was too short to renegotiate the Irish border backstop.
Britain is reneging on its Irish border pledges: Ireland’s Coveney
Britain seems to be reneging on its previous commitments on the Irish border in Brexit talks, Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday, adding that a no-deal Brexit would only happen if Britain chose to go that way.
Italy PD party tells president ready to form government with 5-Star
The head of Italy’s opposition Democratic Party (PD), Nicola Zingaretti, said on Wednesday that he had told the head of state his group was ready to try to form a government with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement.
Warplanes strike near Turkish military post in northwest Syria
Air strikes hit rebel positions near a Turkish military post in northwest Syria on Wednesday, where the Russia-backed army has waged a fierce offensive against rebels, according to activists and a senior Turkish security source.
Britain is committed to leaving EU on Oct. 31: UK’s Brexit minister
The United Kingdom is committed to leaving the European Union on Oct. 31, said British Brexit minister Stephen Barclay on Wednesday, speaking just hours after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to limit parliament’s ability to derail Brexit.
Shooting at protest in Indonesia’s Papua, police say three dead
Shooting broke out at a protest in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua on Wednesday, and police there said that one soldier and two protesters had been killed.
Iran’s Rouhani calls for unity to overcome U.S. ‘economic war’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday called on citizens to unite to overcome an “economic war” waged by the United States, while his government said it would use diplomacy to try to solve the standoff even though it distrusted U.S. President D…
Yemen government forces storm Aden, seize airport: residents, officials
Yemen government forces on Wednesday captured Aden airport from southern separatists and attacked the city’s eastern suburbs, residents and officials said, in renewed fighting that deepened a rift between supposed allies in a Saudi-led coalition.
Taliban says near agreement on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban said on Wednesday it was close to an agreement with U.S. officials on a deal that would see U.S. forces withdraw from Afghanistan in exchange for a Taliban promise that the country would not become a haven for international militants.
