Factbox: Who might be Britain’s next prime minister if May quits?
British Prime Minister Theresa May offered on Wednesday to quit if her twice-defeated EU divorce deal passes, in a last-ditch attempt to persuade Eurosceptics to back it.
Sterling jumps on report Johnson to back PM May’s Brexit deal
Sterling rose on Wednesday on a report that former British foreign minister Boris Johnson, a prominent eurosceptic, will now back Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal after she promised to quit if her agreement passes in parliament.
Britain’s May says she will quit if her Brexit deal passes
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she would quit if her twice-defeated EU divorce deal passes at the third attempt, making a last-ditch bid to persuade rebels in her Conservative party to back her.
PM May move shows Brexit talks were just about party management: Labour’s Corbyn
Britain’s main opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Wednesday Prime Minister Theresa May’s offer to step down in exchange for support for her deal showed her Brexit talks were “about party management, not … the public interest”.
U.S. says studying India anti-satellite weapons test, warns on debris
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan warned any nations that might be considering anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons tests like the one India carried out on Wednesday to “not make a mess” in space, noting the debris that can be left behind.
Pompeo commits U.S. to finding, punishing those behind Saudi journalist’s murder
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a congressional hearing on Wednesday that the Trump administration is still working “all across the government” to identify and hold accountable anyone responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khasho…
Man charged with New Zealand mosque attacks gave cash to Austrian far-right: Chancellor Kurz
Austria’s far-right Identitarian Movement received cash from the man charged with killing 50 people in mass shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday.
Boris Johnson will now back UK PM May’s Brexit deal: Times reporter
Boris Johnson, former British foreign minister and prominent eurosceptic, will now back Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal after she promised to quit if it passes, the deputy political editor of The Times said on Wednesday.
Leadership contest to replace PM May will begin after May 22 if Brexit deal passes
A leadership contest to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May will begin after May 22 if her deal to leave the European Union is passed by parliament, her office told Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday.
Guaido calls for protest as Venezuela blackout drags into third day
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Wednesday called on supporters to take to the streets this weekend in protest of a major nationwide blackout that has left millions without power for three straight days.
