Malawi’s Mutharika dumps vice pres Chilima ahead of 2019 elections
Malawian President Peter Mutharika sacked Vice President Saulos Chilima on Wednesday in a cabinet reshuffle, the government said, ahead of a presidential election next year in which Chilima is seen as the biggest threat to Mutharika.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro tips farm caucus leader to be agriculture minister
Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro named Congresswoman Tereza Cristina, the leader of Brazil’s farm caucus, to be his agriculture minister on Wednesday, ditching a plan to downgrade the environment ministry by merging the portfolios.
FAA issues emergency directive on Boeing 737 Max after Lion Air crash
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued an emergency airworthiness directive on about 250 Boeing 737 Max aircraft after the U.S. aircraft manufacturer sent a bulletin to carriers in the aftermath of a deadly Lion Air flight.
Russia asks U.N. Security Council to discuss North Korea sanctions Thursday
Russia has asked the United Nations Security Council to discuss North Korea sanctions on Thursday, diplomats said, a move that comes after a planned meeting between top U.S. and North Korean officials in New York this week was postponed.
U.S. ‘confident’ about North Korea talks despite meeting delay
Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo’s meeting with North Korean officials was postponed over scheduling issues, and talks between the two countries remain in a good place, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday.
Britain extradites Agrokor founder to Croatia: TV
Britain on Wednesday extradited to Croatia Ivica Todoric, the founder of beleaguered food producer and retailer Agrokor [AGROK.UL], to face allegations of fraud totaling tens of millions of euros, Croatian TV news channel N1 reported.
Canadian lawmaker quits security oversight panel over sexting
A leading member of Canada’s main opposition party, who was also a former cabinet minister, has resigned from parliament’s national security oversight committee after admitting he sent explicit pictures and video to someone he had never met.
Brazil’s Temer and Bolsonaro talk G20, pension reform in transition
Brazil’s right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro and incumbent President Michel Temer met on Wednesday to discuss prospects for urgent economic reforms and a potential joint foreign trip at the end of the month.
At least 47 dead as two buses collide in Zimbabwe: ZBC
At least 47 people have died in a crash involving two buses near the Rusape tollgate in Zimbabwe, state broadcaster ZBC reported http://bit.ly/2ARq4XI on Wednesday.
Macron stirs anger with WW1 tribute to Nazi collaborator Petain
President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday it was “legitimate” to pay tribute to Marshal Philippe Petain, who led the French army to victory in World War One’s Battle of Verdun but decades later collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War Two.
