No-deal Brexit fears rise as parliament sinks May’s deal
Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the very day it was supposed to quit the bloc.
Turkey’s Erdogan says he plans to change Hagia Sophia’s title from museum to mosque
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia should be re-titled as a mosque instead of a museum after Sunday’s elections, but did not say whether the status of the landmark site would be changed.
Venezuela’s Guaido: ‘Medical support’ coming, government says China sending medicines
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday that “important medical support” would arrive within hours, as the government of President Nicolas Maduro indicated it was preparing to receive a shipment of medicine from its ally China.
Million protest against Algeria’s Bouteflika
About one million people took to the streets of Algiers on Friday to demand the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, police officers at the scene said, in the biggest demonstration since unrest erupted six weeks ago.
Trump threatens to close U.S. border with Mexico next week
President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to close the U.S. border with Mexico next week, or at least large sections of it, if Mexico “doesn’t immediately stop all illegal immigration coming into the United States” from the region.
U.S. readying new sanctions on Russia over nerve-agent attack in Britain: Bloomberg
The White House has received a package of new sanctions to be imposed on Russia in retaliation for the 2018 nerve-agent attack on Russian double agent in Britain, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
White House warns Russia, others against sending troops to Venezuela
The White House on Friday warned Russia and other countries backing President Nicolas Maduro against sending troops and military equipment to Venezuela, saying the United States would view such actions as a “direct threat” to the region’s security.
Centre-right to top European Parliament vote, edging out nationalists: poll
The centre right is set to remain the biggest political group in the European Parliament according to the assembly’s latest forecast of results from the upcoming elections, despite gains by eurosceptic nationalist parties.
Factbox: Cyclone Idai’s death toll rises to 738, hundreds of thousands displaced
Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Slovak prosecutor resigns over contacts with suspect in journalist murder
A Slovak deputy general prosecutor resigned under pressure on Friday over his contacts with the main suspect in the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak, the second such departure in the high-profile case.
