Mozambique ex-finance minister should be extradited to U.S.: embassy
Washington urged South Africa on Wednesday to extradite Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang to the United States to face charges related to a $2 billion debt scandal, after it was decided he be sent to his home country.
Timeline: Theresa May – three tumultuous Downing Street years
Theresa May took over as prime minister when David Cameron bowed out, defeated in the Brexit referendum of June 2016. Since then May’s time in Downing Street has been defined by her attempts – frustrated time and again – to get Britain out of the EU.
UK Conservative 1922 chairman to consult with committee after PM May meeting on Friday
The head of the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee, Graham Brady, said on Wednesday he would consult with the committee’s executive following a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday.
Turkish election board cites polling station irregularities in annulment decision
Turkey’s High Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday cited a series of irregularities, notably in the appointment of polling station officials, in justifying its annulment of March’s mayoral election in Istanbul.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince says UAE to guarantee maritime freedom in the region: agency
Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince said on Wednesday the United Arab Emirates is working with Arab countries to guarantee maritime freedom in the region, Emirates news agency (WAM) reported.
Istanbul’s ousted mayor says billions wasted under Erdogan’s AKP
President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party spent 80 million lira ($13 million) in three years on an Istanbul city website, the ousted opposition mayor said on Wednesday, part of what he said was a wider misspending of billions of lira of public money.
UK PM May to meet 1922 Committee chair on Friday: lawmaker
British Prime Minister Theresa May will campaign in European elections on Thursday before meeting with the chair of her party’s 1922 Committee on Friday, senior pro-Brexit Conservative lawmaker Steve Baker said on Wednesday.
Islamic State West Africa claims killing and execution of 29 Nigerian soldiers
Islamic State’s West Africa branch claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a raid in Nigeria two days earlier in which it said 20 soldiers had been killed, and released a video purporting to show the execution of nine other Nigerian soldiers.
U.N. deals diplomatic blow to Britain and U.S. over Indian Ocean islands
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded on Wednesday that Britain give up control over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean within six months, dealing a diplomatic blow to Britain and the United States.
Business as usual for Britain’s May, says lawmaker at Conservative meeting
British Prime Minister Theresa May will campaign in the European elections on Thursday and will meet the chairman of a powerful Conservative committee on Friday to discuss the rules governing leadership elections, a Conservative lawmaker said on Wednes…
