Brexit lawmakers committee slams May’s deal in latest blow ahead of vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was condemned as “a huge step into the unknown” by a committee of lawmakers responsible for scrutinizing it, in the latest blow to her efforts to win parliamentary approval for it this week.
UK PM May expected to delay Brexit vote, demand better deal – Sunday Times
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to delay Tuesday’s key parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal and head to Brussels next week to demand better terms from the European Union, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.
Bolivian druglord escapes custody via La Paz medical clinic
A 67-year-old Bolivian man considered to have been one of the largest drug traffickers in South America in the 1980s has escaped from a private clinic in the country’s capital La Paz, police said on Saturday.
Prominent Russian rights activist dies at the age of 91
The founder of Russia’s oldest human rights group, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, died in hospital in Moscow on Saturday at the age of 91, the presidential human rights council said in a statement.
Early election in Armenia set to cement revolution’s power shift
Armenians vote on Sunday in an early parliamentary election initiated by acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who aims to bolster his authority after sweeping to power in a peaceful revolution earlier this year.
U.N. climate negotiators sweat over detail and divides
Half-way through talks to breathe life into the Paris climate deal negotiators haggled over how to share the cost of curbing global warming and struggled to bridge deep political divides.
France’s ‘yellow vests’ clash with police in Paris
Anti-government protesters faced off with French riot police in Paris on Saturday, hurling projectiles, torching cars and vandalizing shops and restaurants in a fourth weekend of unrest that has shaken President Emmanuel Macron’s authority.
Thousands protest in Serbia over attack on opposition politician
Thousands of people rallied peacefully in downtown Belgrade on Saturday to protest over an attack on an opposition politician and demand policy changes by President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive party.
Exclusive: Dutch hospitals to drop U.S. body brokers, cite ethical concerns
AMSTERDAM – Two major Dutch hospitals say they will stop importing human body parts from American firms, which they have been doing without any regulation for a decade.
France’s ‘yellow vests’ in tense Paris standoff with police
Anti-government protesters faced off with French riot police in Paris on Saturday, hurling projectiles, torching cars and vandalizing shops and restaurants in a fourth weekend of unrest that has shaken President Emmanuel Macron’s authority.
