Veteran UK politicians said to be willing to lead anti-Brexit government
Veteran British lawmakers from the ruling Conservative and opposition Labour parties have both said they would be willing to lead an emergency government to halt a no-deal Brexit, the leader of the pro-EU Liberal Democrats said on Friday.
Argentina central bank faces crucial peso test ahead of fraught election
Argentina’s central bank will play a crucial role in propping up the peso ahead of October’s presidential election, analysts said on Friday, toeing a politically fraught line between providing support without blasting through its reserves.
Brother of Afghan Taliban leader killed in Pakistan mosque blast
The brother of the leader of the Afghan Taliban was among at least four people killed in a bomb blast at a mosque in Pakistan on Friday, two Taliban sources told Reuters, an attack that could affect efforts to end the Afghan war.
Kremlin hands top state honors to pilots after crash-landing
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday bestowed top state honors on two pilots for courage and heroism after they safely landed a packed passenger plane in a cornfield near Moscow as its engines were failing.
EU27 ready for all Brexit scenarios, German finance minister Scholz says
The European Union is united and ready for all scenarios related to Britain’s planned departure from the bloc, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Twitter on Friday, after meeting his British counterpart Sajid Javid.
Iranian tanker moving, but still anchored in Gibraltar: witness
The Grace 1 Iranian tanker caught in a standoff between Tehran and the West started to move on Friday, but its anchor was still down in the port of Gibraltar, a Reuters reporter saw a day after its detention was lifted.
Grace 1 tanker starts to move: Reuters reporter
The Grace 1 Iranian tanker caught in a standoff between Tehran and the West started to move on Friday and there was more smoke from the tanker’s chimney, a Reuters reporter saw a day after its detention was lifted.
Vietnam demands Chinese ship leaves its exclusive economic zone
Vietnam has demanded that China remove an oil survey vessel and its escorts from the Southeast Asian country’s exclusive economic zone, amid a month-long standoff in waters seen as a potential global flashpoint as the United States challenges Beijing’s…
Swede suspected of Copenhagen blast to be extradited to Denmark
A man detained in Sweden on suspicion of being behind an explosion near a Danish government agency is to be handed over to Denmark, Swedish radio reported.
Zimbabwe police round up protesters as opposition denounces ‘fascist’ government
Zimbabwe police combed Harare’s streets rounding up suspected opposition supporters on Friday, enforcing a clampdown on dissent after using batons and water cannon to break up a protest that authorities had declared illegal.
