‘Dozens’ of Conservatives still opposed to PM May’s deal: UK lawmaker
Dozens of pro-Brexit Conservative lawmakers are still opposed to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to leave the European Union, one eurosceptic Conservative lawmaker said on Wednesday, adding the “hardcore” was holding firm.
Factbox: Cyclone Idai’s death toll rises to 707; 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.
Powerful party joins Algerian army calling for Bouteflika’s exit
An influential Algerian party on Wednesday backed the army’s call for President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika to go in a managed exit plan that was quickly rejected by protesters demanding the overthrow of the entire political elite.
Pope to visit Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius in September
Pope Francis will visit the African nations of Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius in September, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
DUP MEP Dodds says party won’t accept May’s Brexit deal
The Democratic Unionist Party will not accept British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal as it would endanger the integrity of the United Kingdom, the party’s only member of the European Parliament said on Wednesday.
India shoots down own satellite; PM hails India’s 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.
Pakistan urges no militarization of space after India downs satellite
Pakistan issued a call against military threats in outer space on Wednesday, hours after India said it had shot down one of its own satellites in a demonstration of its growing power in space.
President Rouhani inspects flood damage in northern Iran
President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday inspected damage caused by flash floods in northern Iran and promised compensation to all those affected as the nationwide death toll reached 30.
Brexit campaign chief: We would win another referendum by more
The chief of the 2016 “Vote Leave” Brexit campaign said on Wednesday that opponents of European Union membership should start rebuilding the network and that they would win by a bigger margin if there was another referendum.
Algerian protests leader rejects army proposal on Bouteflika
A leader of the Algerian protests rejected on Wednesday the army chief’s proposal to make a constitutional move against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, adding demonstrations will continue until the political system changes.
