Vaccines group plots path through conflict, instability, epidemics
– More children worldwide are now immunized against killer diseases but the task has become harder due to conflicts, epidemics, urbanization and migration, the head of a global vaccine group said.
IATA views flight uncertainty in no-deal Brexit as ‘very concerning’
Uncertainty over what would happen to flight bookings in the event of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal next year is “very concerning”, a senior International Air Transport Association (IATA) official said on Wednesday.
EU working on Brexit assurances for May, if she wins confidence vote
The European Union is preparing to give more Brexit assurances to Britain’s Theresa May at a summit this week if she survives a no-confidence vote within her party, but sources said the bloc will do nothing now that contradicts its draft deal with Lond…
German lawmakers agree to probe military’s use of outside experts
Opposition German lawmakers will launch a parliamentary probe into hundreds of millions of euros of contracts awarded by the military to outside consultants, an issue that has sparked a political firestorm in Germany.
Swedish political crisis deepens as opposition get its budget passed
Sweden’s political crisis deepened on Wednesday as parliament rejected the caretaker government’s budget in favor of a tax-cutting one from the opposition.
House to hold hearings on Saudi Arabia next year: Engel
U.S. Representative Eliot Engel said on Wednesday the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold hearings after the first of the year on all aspects of Saudi behavior, including the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Venezuela’s Maduro accuses U.S. of plotting to assassinate him
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said that the United States is seeking to assassinate him in order to create a dictatorship in the South American nation.
Poland’s government wins vote of confidence ahead of 2019 elections
Poland’s government of the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.
With farmers watching, France sets food price rise plan
Weighing up pressure from both France’s powerful farmers and violent “yellow vest” protests, the government on Wednesday put forward a schedule for next year’s postponed rise in minimum food prices and curbs on bargain sales.
U.S. wants U.N. to ban nuclear ballistic missile work by Iran
The United States will push the U.N. Security Council to toughen its stance to prevent Iran from working on ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons and carrying out test launches, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
