Budge on Brexit, British PM Johnson to tell Merkel in Berlin
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to tell German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that unless she agrees to change the Brexit deal, Britain will leave the European Union on Oct. 31 without one.
Hong Kong protesters angry at lack of prosecutions after subway mob attack
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters held an anti-government sit-in on Wednesday at a subway station that was attacked by a mob last month, angry that nobody had yet been prosecuted for the violence.
Stena Impero owner met Iran’s Zarif to urge release of UK-flagged ship
The owner of a British-flagged tanker detained in Iran has met the country’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, to make the case for the ship and its crew to be released.
France now sees ‘no deal’ as baseline Brexit scenario: Elysee source
France believes ‘no-deal’ is now the most likely Brexit scenario after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanded the European Union reopen the divorce deal and drop the Irish backstop, an official in President Macron’s office said on Wednesday.
Tens of thousands flee Russia-led attack on Syrian opposition enclave
Ten of thousands of people have fled to Syria’s border with Turkey in the last few days as a Syrian army advance pushed further into the opposition’s last major stronghold, residents, rights groups and opposition sources said on Wednesday.
Without evidence, Brazil’s Bolsonaro claims NGOs may be burning the Amazon
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said, without presenting evidence, that non-governmental organizations could be burning down the Amazon rainforest to bring shame on his government after he cut their funding.
Factbox: Greenland for sale? Why Trump’s bid fell through
President Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to buy Greenland from Denmark has met with surprise and a sharp rebuff from Copenhagen, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen calling the idea “absurd”.
Google, Apple, Mozilla move to block Kazakh surveillance system
Alphabet Inc’s Google, Apple Inc and Firefox browser maker Mozilla took steps on Wednesday to block the Kazakh government from creating an internet surveillance system using their browsers.
The comic, the captain and the lawyer – who’s who in Italy’s political crisis
Italy is struggling to form its 67th government since World War Two. The fate of its latest political crisis will be determined by five politicians and a comedian, an eclectic group riven by personality clashes as well as deep political differences.
Leaders of Rwanda and Uganda sign pact in bid to end tension
The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda signed a pact on Wednesday aimed at ending a long-running rivalry that led to conflict in the past and closed their busiest border crossing for the past six months.
