Factbox: Conservative lawmakers who have switched to back UK PM May’s Brexit deal
Prime Minister Theresa May is considering bringing her twice-defeated Brexit deal back to parliament after some of its eurosceptic opponents indicated they could change their minds and back it amid fears another loss could mean Britain staying in the E…
Man charged with NZ 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.
UK government should follow parliament’s wishes on Brexit options: lawmaker Letwin
Britain’s government should pursue any alternative Brexit path that gains a majority in parliament and if it does not, parliament will seek to force it to do so, the Conservative lawmaker leading the process said on Wednesday.
Venezuela’s second blackout this month drags into third day
Millions of Venezuelans remained without power on Wednesday in the second major blackout of the month, leaving residents scrambling to find food and water.
UK parliament taking control of Brexit is worrying precedent: minister
Andrea Leadsom, who is in charge of the British government’s business in parliament, said on Wednesday the government would oppose the business motion allowing lawmakers to take control of the Brexit process, calling it a worrying precedent.
Finnish police uncover child abuse video network
Finnish police have uncovered a child abuse ring in which suspects filmed boys as young as six being sexually abused in Finland and then distributed and exchanged footage over the internet, the National Bureau of Investigation said.
One Palestinian killed as West Bank protesters clash with Israeli troops
About 150 Palestinian students threw firebombs and rocks at Israeli soldiers who responded with tear gas and rubber-coated metal bullets in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday after an Israeli raid on their university.
Northern Ireland must be treated differently after No Deal Brexit: Irish PM
Northern Ireland must be treated differently from the rest of the United Kingdom immediately after a no-deal Brexit if a hard border on the island of Ireland is to be avoided, Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday.
Algerian party, top union join army in seeking Bouteflika exit
Algeria’s biggest union and an influential party on Wednesday backed an army call for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit in a managed exit plan that was quickly rejected by protesters demanding the overthrow of the entire political elite.
India shoots down satellite in test, Modi hails arrival as space power
India shot down one of its satellites in space with an anti-satellite missile on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, hailing the country’s first test of such technology as a major breakthrough that establishes it as a space power.
