Mexican Senate bust-up exposes fragility of president’s ruling party
A fight among leaders of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s ruling party is unlikely to weaken his iron grip on the country, but the row has also underlined how fragile the political legacy he is seeking to build may be.
Hong Kong airport targeted in weekend protest after last week’s mayhem
Hong Kong braced for an anti-government protest “stress test” of the airport this weekend, as weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations in the Chinese-ruled city showed no signs of let-up amid rising tension between China and some Western nations.
Scottish university to pay 20 million pounds in slavery reparations
Scotland’s University of Glasgow said on Friday it would spend 20 million pounds ($24.4 million) to make amends for the historic financial support it received from people who profited from the slave trade.
Uganda blocks online access to Rwandan newspaper, casting shadow over pact to end tensions
Uganda said on Friday it had blocked online access to Rwanda’s main state-owned newspaper on national security grounds, two days after the countries signed a pact to end tensions that closed their busiest border crossing for six months.
EU position on Brexit remains unified: Commission
The European Union remains unified on Brexit, a spokeswoman for the bloc’s executive said on Friday, after reports in some UK newspapers suggested British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might have convinced German and French leaders to change their stanc…
Six EU states to take in Ocean Viking migrants: Commission
The European Union’s top migration official said on Friday six countries in the bloc would take in migrants from the Ocean Viking rescue vessel.
Pakistan Supreme Court orders action against judge in ex-PM case
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered disciplinary action against a judge who convicted former premier Nawaz Sharif, effectively giving a boost to Sharif’s appeal against a seven-year jail term for corruption.
Swedish police release two men held over Copenhagen blast
Swedish police released two men on Friday that were suspected to have been involved in an explosion outside the Danish Tax Agency in Copenhagen earlier this month.
Up to Britain to propose Irish border solutions: Germany
It is up to Britain to come up with proposals to solve the issue of the Irish border backstop, a German government spokesman said on Friday.
Putin orders reciprocal Russian response to U.S. missile test
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered a like-for-like response to a recent U.S. missile test, which he said showed that Washington aimed to deploy previously banned missiles around the world.
