Irish opposition rebuffs PM’s call to quickly review expiring cooperation deal
Ireland’s main opposition party rebuffed a call by Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to complete within the next month a review and potential renewal of an expiring “confidence and supply” deal that helps keep his government in office.
Egypt says to check hotels at Red Sea resort where British couple died
(Corrects this Oct. 10 story to replace “investigation” with “audit” in first and last paragraph.)
Peru opposition leader detained in money laundering probe
Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori and leader of the opposition in Peru, was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into accusations of money laundering linked to her 2011 presidential campaign.
Floods kill at least ten on the Spanish island of Mallorca
At least 10 people including two Britons were killed as heavy rain and flash floods hit the Spanish island of Mallorca, authorities said on Wednesday.
Trump, Putin may meet again in Helsinki next year: report
U.S. President Donald Trump may meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next spring, the daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat said in its online edition on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
Death toll from Nigeria floods reaches 199
The death toll from floods across much of central and southern Nigeria has reached 199, the national disaster agency said on Wednesday, almost doubling the number of people killed from three weeks earlier.
Trump says he has talked to Saudis at highest levels about missing journalist
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has talked to officials in Saudi Arabia at the highest levels about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and wants the United States to get to the bottom of the matter.
Sudanese and South Sudanese refugees unite on basketball court
Twice a week refugees from Sudan and South Sudan gather in a church courtyard in Cairo to play basketball, unfazed by political differences at home.
Three women found dead near Greece’s Evros river border with Turkey
Three women of unknown origin were found dead, presumably murdered, on Wednesday on the Greek side of the river border between Turkey and Greece, police sources said, an area known for illegal migrant crossings.
Romania’s government okays pension overhaul, doubles budget
Romania’s government has approved a plan to more than double state pensions over the next four years for the country’s 5.2 million retirees, a move that critics say will put heavy strain on public finances in the long run.
