Stop terrorizing flight crews, Hong Kong protesters tell Cathay
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on Wednesday to denounce Cathay Pacific Airways for dismissing crew taking part in or supporting anti-government rallies that have swept the Chinese-ruled city for weeks.
British PM Johnson to restrict parliament time before Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will limit parliament’s opportunity to derail his Brexit plans by cutting the amount of time it sits between now and EU exit day on Oct. 31, infuriating opponents who accused him of a constitutional outrage.
DUP says agreement with UK PM’s party to be reviewed
The Northern Ireland party that props up British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Wednesday said it supported his decision to suspend parliament but said the move would require a review of the two parties’ “Confidence and Supply” deal.
Finance Minister Scholz appoints critic of Germany’s balanced budget policy as new deputy: sources
Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has chosen an outspoken critic of Germany’s balanced budget goal as his new deputy for parliamentary affairs, government sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Instant View: UK’s Johnson plan to restrict parliamentary time before Brexit
Britain’s Boris Johnson will limit lawmakers’ opportunities to derail his plans for Brexit by restricting the amount of time they are due to sit in parliament before the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline.
UK PM’s parliament plan is a threat to democracy: Labour’s Corbyn
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to extend the period during which parliament does not normally sit shortly before Brexit is “an outrage and a threat to our democracy”, the leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said on Wednesday.
Italy inches closer to new government as parties haggle
Tense talks aimed at forming a new Italian government inched forward on Wednesday as two major political parties, struggling to bury years of hostility and avoid snap elections, agreed to re-install Giuseppe Conte as prime minister.
Germany approves aid for coal regions just before they go to polls
Germany’s cabinet backed a draft law on Wednesday to funnel billions of euros in financial support to regions affected by plans to phase out coal, days before two of them hold crunch state elections.
Six killed as Indonesian forces fire on protesters in Papua: resident
Indonesian security forces opened fire on Papuan protesters on Wednesday, killing six people who tried to storm a government office in Deiyai region, a local resident and a website citing a separatist group said.
Kremlin: Russian state had nothing to do with Chechen’s murder in Germany
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the murder of an ethnic Chechen exile in Berlin last week had nothing to do with the Russian state or its official agencies.
