EU’s Tusk tells UK: ‘Don’t waste Brexit overtime’
European Council President Donald Tusk told Britain on Thursday not to waste the extra time to sort out Brexit after the EU agreed a second delay to London’s departure until Oct.31.
Irish PM says UK would crash out June 1 without EU elections
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday the United Kingdom would crash out of the EU on June 1 if it failed to hold European Parliament elections during a Brexit extension granted until the end of October, 2019.
Catholic Church in Peru rebukes local bishop who sued journalists
The Catholic Church in Peru on Wednesday rebuked a local archbishop who has sued two local investigative journalists for libel after they broke a sex abuse story involving an elite Catholic society that he belongs to.
UK PM May not close to breaking Brexit deadlock with opposition: Labour’s McDonnell
Talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government and the opposition Labour Party are not close to breaking the Brexit deadlock, Labour’s finance spokesman John McDonnell said on Wednesday.
Nicaraguan bishop, a vocal Ortega critic, says he was target of assassination plot
A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua who has been a sharp critic of the government of President Daniel Ortega said he had been the target of an assassination plot last year and that Pope Francis had invited him to relocate to Rome.
Australia goes to the polls on May 18 with taxes, climate change as major issues
Australians will go to the polls in a general election on May 18, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, firing the starting gun on a campaign expected to be fought over taxation, climate change and inequality.
‘Time’s up Tony’: Australian conservatives targeted in May election
Sydney psychologist Nicola Gates is weeks away from doing something she has never done before – casting a vote for a candidate other than former conservative Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott.
North Korea’s Kim says must deliver ‘serious blow’ to those imposing sanctions: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country needs to deliver a “serious blow” to those imposing sanctions by ensuring its economy is more self-reliant, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday.
Fact-checkers vs. hoax peddlers: a fake news battle ahead of Indonesia’s election
Armed with laptops, three dozen journalists and fact-checkers braced for battle before a live debate between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his challenger, Prabowo Subianto.
EU27 leaders agree Brexit extension – summit chair Tusk
The leaders of the 27 EU countries remaining in the European Union have agreed to an extension of Brexit, the chairman of EU summits said in a tweet on Thursday.
