Former Dutch prime minister, Wim Kok, dies at 80
Wim Kok, a former Dutch prime minister who helped forge the country’s famed consensus-based politics and oversaw pioneering legalizations of euthanasia and gay marriage, died on Saturday of heart failure.
Italy’s PM says government in full accord over tax measures
Italy’s ruling coalition has overcome divisions over a tax amnesty included in next year’s budget, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday.
Germany’s Merkel condemns Khashoggi’s killing, demands Saudis explain
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul and said explanations so far given of the circumstances of his death were inadequate.
Hundreds of thousands take to streets in London demanding second Brexit vote
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of the European Union marched through London on Saturday in the biggest demonstration so far to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit.
Afghan voters brave attacks, delays on election day
A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least 15 people as voting concluded in parliamentary elections overshadowed by the threat of violence and long delays at polling stations.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to propose independent central bank if elected: report
Brazil’s far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro would propose a formally independent central bank if elected as a way to limit political interference, Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo.
Tanzania arrests 104 people for plotting ‘radical camps’ in Mozambique
Tanzanian police have arrested 104 suspected militants planning to establish bases in neighboring Mozambique, where scores of people have been killed in Islamist attacks over the last year, a senior official said.
Congo’s controversial voting machines start arriving
Congo’s deputy prime minister said on Saturday that tablet-like voting machines for December’s election had been made to order and will finish arriving this month, despite suspicions by diplomats and the opposition that they may enable fraud.
Italy’s coalition partners meet to patch up tax amnesty row
The leaders of Italy’s ruling coalition parties met on Saturday to patch up a row over a disputed tax amnesty which has threatened to undermine the anti-establishment government.
Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi died in consulate, Western reaction cautious
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight inside its Istanbul consulate, its first admission of his death after two weeks of denials that have shaken Western relations with the kingdom.
