Argentine police fire rubber bullets at anti-austerity protesters
Argentine police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and waters cannon at protesters who marched on Wednesday in front of Congress against the government’s 2019 budget bill, which contains steep spending cuts aimed at erasing the country’s fiscal deficit.
Italian budget standoff may consign euro zone integration drive to slow lane
An uncompromising challenge to EU budget rules by Italy is providing the first big test for reforms introduced to save the euro zone nine years ago as financial crisis threatened to tear it apart.
Sudan says progress on Nile dam timeline with Ethiopia, Egypt
Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt have made progress toward setting a timeline for filling Ethiopia’s multi-billion dollar Nile dam, the Sudanese irrigation minister said on Wednesday.
Air strikes kill at least 10 civilians in Yemen’s Hodeidah: medics, residents
At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday in an air strike that hit a group of farmers in a vegetable market in Yemen’s Hodeidah province, medical workers and residents said.
Romanian justice minister demands prosecutor general’s dismissal
Romania’s justice minister on Wednesday demanded the prosecutor general’s dismissal, accusing him of exceeding his authority in a move that could heighten concerns in Brussels about democratic values in some eastern EU member states.
UK PM May receives show of loyalty after talk of leadership challenge
British Prime Minister Theresa May received a show of support from her Conservative Party on Wednesday at a meeting in parliament, shifting the focus away from talk of an imminent leadership challenge over her Brexit strategy.
Renewed fighting kills at least 10 in Cameroon’s Anglophone region
Heavy fighting between Cameroon’s army and separatist rebels killed at least 10 people, the two sides said on Wednesday, in the deadliest clash since President Paul Biya won a seventh term earlier this week.
Japanese journalist Yasuda says ‘happy’ to be headed home
The Japanese journalist who was held hostage by militants in Syria for 40 months told Reuters on Wednesday he was “happy” to be going back to Japan, adding he was uncertain about what to do next.
France weighs interests in Khashoggi crisis, Saudi sanctions an option
France said on Wednesday it could impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia if its intelligence services find the kingdom was behind the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, even as Paris worked to maintain important business and strategic ties with Riyadh.
London’s King’s Cross train station evacuated briefly due to fire alert
London’s King’s Cross train station was evacuated briefly during Wednesday’s rush hour due to a fire alert triggered by smoldering on the track.
