Sudan’s military rulers and opposition alliance meet for talks in Khartoum
Sudan’s military rulers and the main opposition alliance met at a Khartoum hotel on Wednesday to restart talks over who should lead Sudan toward elections.
UK’s Boris Johnson on Hong Kong, Huawei, Iran and Brexit
The following are key quotes from a Reuters interview with Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to replace Prime Minister Theresa May.
Air traffic stops at Libya’s Tripoli Mitiga airport after air strike
Air traffic was halted on Wednesday at the Libyan capital’s only functioning airport, Mitiga, after an air strike, according to a post on the airport authorities’ Facebook page.
Brexit backers help PM candidate Johnson extend lead in funding battle
Boris Johnson has increased his funding lead over Jeremy Hunt in the race to become the next British prime minister, backed by financiers and businessmen who funded the campaign to leave the European Union.
Sudan’s military rulers hold talks with opposition alliance in Khartoum
Sudan’s military rulers and the main opposition alliance started talks in Khartoum on Wednesday over who should lead Sudan toward elections.
Volcano erupts on Italian island of Stromboli, kills one person
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday, releasing hot trapped magma in a powerful explosion, killing one person and enveloping the popular tourist destination in ash, witnesses and local officials said.
Boeing pledges $100 million to help 737 MAX crash families
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it would give $100 million over multiple years to local governments and non-profit organizations to help families and communities affected by the deadly crashes of its 737 MAX planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
EU Commission nominee seeks parliament support after top jobs wrangle
European Union governments’ surprise nominee for president of their executive, Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen, sought support in the bloc’s parliament on Wednesday, hoping to secure the confirmation she will need in two weeks’ time.
EU’s eastern bloc ignored in top jobs deal
Eastern European states have ended up empty-handed in the EU top jobs bonanza after they expended all their political capital in successfully blocking Dutch Socialist Frans Timmermans from becoming president of the executive European Commission.
An ever-expanding job for border agents: sensitive decisions on migrants’ fates
In a U.S. border patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, labels on holding cells indicate whether migrants have been selected – “yes” or “no” – for a new Trump administration program that sends asylum seekers to wait out their U.S. court hearings in Mexico…
