UK parliament must back my Brexit deal to ensure certainty, says PM May
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that parliament approving her Brexit deal on Dec. 11 will ensure certainty for the country for the future.
Saudi Crown Prince to visit Algeria after G20 summit
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will arrive in Algeria on Sunday for a two-day visit, Algerian state news agency APS said, resuming his tour of Arab countries after the G20 summit in Argentina.
Pompeo: no intelligence directly links Saudi prince to Khashoggi killing
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he has seen all the intelligence possessed by the United States on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and repeated that no direct evidence links Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to…
Roving gangs of “yellow vest” militants set heart of Paris ablaze
Groups of young men with faces masked, some carrying metal bars and axes, rioted on the streets of central Paris on Saturday, setting a dozen vehicles ablaze and torching buildings, unleashing the city’s worst urban unrest for years.
Paris turned into battle zone as “Yellow Vest” protests escalate
French riot police fought street battles with “yellow vest” protesters in central Paris, in a third weekend of nationwide unrest against high living costs that pose one of the most serious challenges to Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.
France’s Macron says G20 nations want ‘clarity on the facts’ over Khashoggi
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he told Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that G20 nations wanted “clarity on the facts of the Khashoggi case,” at the G20 summit of industrialized nations in Buenos Aires.
France’s Macron says nothing can justify the violence in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that the wave of violence and vandalism in Paris on Saturday could not be justified in any way and had nothing to do with a peaceful expression of legitimate anger.
In inaugural speech, Mexico’s Lopez Obrador promises radical change
Veteran leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was sworn in as Mexican president on Saturday, promising a radical change of regime in a country struggling with gang violence, chronic poverty and corruption on the doorstep of the United States.
Georgian president-elect takes strong line towards Moscow after contentious vote
Georgia’s new President-elect described Russia on Saturday as an unpredictable occupying power, staking out a tough line towards Moscow as she faces protests at home from opponents who accused her of being soft on Russia during the campaign.
Summit backs WTO reform ahead of Trump, Xi trade talks
The leaders of the world’s largest economies on Saturday backed an overhaul of the global body that regulates international trade disputes, ahead of high-stakes talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at defusin…
