Irish PM says Johnson call for new Brexit deal ‘not in real world’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suggestion that Britain’s withdrawal agreement with the European Union can be completely renegotiated in the coming months is “not in the real world”, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday.
Suicide attack kills six at Mogadishu government headquarters: official
A suicide bombing at municipal government headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday killed six people including district commissioners and local government chiefs, the country’s information minister said.
Rising high, Sajid Javid named UK finance minister to guide Brexit economy
Sajid Javid became Britain’s first ethnic minority finance minister on Wednesday, capping off an unlikely rise from a humble start on a street dubbed the country’s worst to holding the purse strings for the world’s fifth-biggest economy.
Mexico helicopter crash kills four, including state security chief
A top Mexico state security official was among four killed in a helicopter crash in Mexico on Wednesday that was likely due to bad weather, Michoacan Gov. Silvano Aureoles announced in a post on Twitter.
Czech government spat over minister drags on, president to decide on post in August
Czech President Milos Zeman will decide in August on whether to accept the Social Democrats’ preferred pick for culture minister, a personnel move at the heart of a dispute rattling the ruling coalition.
Sajid Javid appointed UK finance minister: statement
Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, named Sajid Javid as his finance minister on Wednesday, a promotion for the former interior minister.
Dominic Raab appointed UK foreign secretary, first secretary of state: statement
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson named Dominic Raab as foreign minister and first secretary of state on Wednesday, a return to office for the former Brexit minister who quit Theresa May’s government over her deal to leave the European Union.
Priti Patel appointed UK interior minister: statement
Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, named Priti Patel as interior minister on Wednesday, marking a political comeback for the former international development minister.
Irish PM says call for new Brexit deal ‘not in the real world’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suggestion that Britain’s withdrawal agreement with the European Union can be completely renegotiated in the coming months is “not in the real world”, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday.
Film-makers, historians urge Indian PM to stop mob attacks on minorities
A group of Bollywood film makers, historians and citizens have written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to stop mob attacks on minority Muslims and others at the bottom of society.
