Chilean lawmakers abolish law requiring Codelco to finance military
Chilean lawmakers passed a measure on Wednesday abolishing an antiquated, decades-old law under which state-run Codelco , the world’s largest copper miner, helped foot the bill for the country’s military.
Kremlin critic Navalny jailed for 30 days for calling protest
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was jailed for 30 days on Wednesday, his spokeswoman said, ahead of a march he planned to lead in Moscow in protest at the exclusion of several opposition-minded candidates from a local election in September.
Belarus diplomat shot by neighbor in Ankara over personal row: governor
A Belarusian diplomat was shot and wounded by his neighbor in the Turkish capital Ankara late on Wednesday, Ankara’s governor said, adding that the shooter had later committed suicide.
Factbox: Who has UK PM Johnson appointed to his cabinet?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson began appointing his senior ministers on Wednesday shortly after taking office, naming the team he hopes will help him to deliver Brexit by Oct. 31.
British Prime Minister Johnson promises a bold new Brexit deal
Boris Johnson promised in his first speech as prime minister to lead Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with “no ifs or buts” and warned that if the bloc refused to negotiate then there would be a no-deal Brexit.
No Spanish government deal seen before key vote on Thursday: source
Tension rose between acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists and far-left Podemos late on Wednesday, with one side saying Podemos’s demands were unacceptable and the other seeing no coalition deal before a vote in parliament on Thursday.
Two charged with terrorism over Bulgaria’s biggest data breach: lawyer
Prosecutors have charged two workers at a cyber security company with terrorism as part of an investigation into Bulgaria’s biggest-ever data breach, a lawyer for the defendants said on Wednesday.
Factbox: Five facts about Liz Truss, Britain’s new trade minister
Following are five facts about Liz Truss, who has been appointed trade minister by new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Factbox: Five facts on new UK defense minister Ben Wallace
Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson named Ben Wallace as defense minister on Wednesday, a promotion for a man who has only ever been a junior minister.
Italy’s government wins confidence vote on decree targeting migrant rescue ships
The Italian government won a parliamentary confidence vote on Wednesday on a security and immigration decree, in a victory for Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who heads the far-right League party.
