Forces allied to Libya’s U.N.-backed government retake town south of Tripoli: witnesses
Forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognized government on Wednesday seized part of the town of Gharyan south of Tripoli held by eastern forces, witnesses said.
Stampede in Madagascar crowd kills 15 and wounds 75
At least 15 people were killed and 75 wounded in a stampede at a stadium after a military parade in Madagascar’s capital on Wednesday to mark the country’s independence day, authorities said.
British Labour Party readmits lawmaker suspended over anti-Semitism comments
Britain’s Labour opposition risked further souring its relationship with the Jewish community after readmitting a lawmaker who was suspended for suggesting the party had been “too apologetic” about anti-Semitism.
‘I told him not to’ go, mother of drowned Salvadoran migrant laments
The mother of a Salvadoran man who drowned with his young daughter while trying to reach U.S. soil, becoming a global symbol of the perils of migration, said she had urged her son not to leave, fearing danger would meet him on the long journey north.
Liberal wins Budapest primary to face Orban’s Fidesz in mayoral election
The first formal primary in Hungary’s history, for Budapest’s mayoral election, wrapped up on Wednesday as the opposition joined forces to try to wrest political leadership in the capital from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party.
NATO weighs options to deter new Russian missile threat
NATO defense ministers considered on Wednesday how to deter Russia from launching a missile attack at short notice on Europe if a landmark treaty against land-based nuclear warheads collapses next month.
Conservative Vatican cardinal withdraws support for Steve Bannon
Conservative Cardinal Raymond Burke, for years a strong backer of Steve Bannon, has yanked his support for the former Trump White House adviser and his plan to set up a right-wing Catholic academy in Italy.
Brazil airman arrested in Spain with cocaine before president’s stopover
Spanish police have arrested a member of the Brazilian Air Force who carried three bags full of cocaine on a military plane to Seville hours before President Jair Bolsonaro’s was scheduled to take a stopover there, police and officials said on Wednesda…
‘I told him not to follow the American dream,’ mother of drowned Salvadoran migrant laments
The mother of a Salvadoran man who drowned with his young daughter while trying to reach U.S. soil and became a global symbol of the dangers of migration, said she urged her son not to “follow the American dream” before he left their country.
Protesters gather at Britain’s parliament to urge climate action
At least 12,000 people converged on Britain’s parliament on Wednesday to lobby lawmakers to start driving the sweeping changes needed to meet the country’s new target to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, organizers said.
