‘Yellow vest’ protests stunt French growth, Macron under pressure
The anti-government protests convulsing France will slow growth to close to a standstill in the final quarter, the central bank said on Monday, complicating President Emmanuel Macron’s task of finding concessions to placate the “yellow vest” movement.
Britain’s May is said to withdraw parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly decided on Monday to pull a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal, throwing Britain’s plan to leave the European Union up in the air on the eve of the vote after repeated warnings from lawmakers she faced a r…
Protestors disrupt U.S. fossil fuel event at climate talks
Protestors disturbed a U.S.-sponsored event promoting fossil fuels on the sidelines of U.N. climate change talks on Monday, saying attempts to rebrand coal as a potentially “clean” energy source were misleading.
Lebanon says it foiled plots to stage attacks in May
Lebanon foiled a plot by militants based in Syria to carry out two attacks this year against places of worship and Lebanese army positions, Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk said on Monday.
Latvian president withdraws KPV LV candidate’s nomination for PM
Latvia’s president said on Monday he had withdrawn his nomination of Aldis Gobzems of the populist KPV LV party as prime minister after Gobzems failed to secure majority support for his proposed cabinet.
U.N. members adopt global migration pact rejected by U.S. and others
U.N. members on Monday adopted a deal aimed at improving the way world copes with rising migration, but almost 30 countries stayed away from the ceremony in Morocco.
Scottish nationalists will back Labour no confidence motion in May government
Scottish National Party lawmakers will back any Labour Party motion of “no confidence” in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government in the national parliament, party leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday.
Bar associations urge Chinese leader to release prominent lawyer
Bar associations from nearly 20 countries called on Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to release Wang Quanzhang, saying that the lawyer has been held incommunicado for more than three years with his legal rights denied.
Northern Ireland’s DUP demands May end ‘shambles’ over Brexit
The Northern Irish party that props up Britain’s Conservatives said Prime Minister Theresa May needed to renegotiate her Brexit divorce, or be replaced by someone willing to change course, after reports that she had pulled the crucial vote on her deal….
Brexit vote delay is ‘pathetic cowardice’: Scotland’s Sturgeon
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accused the British government on Monday of “pathetic cowardice” by postponing a key vote on Brexit in the UK parliament.
