Israeli defense minister quits over Gaza truce in blow to Netanyahu
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in protest at a Gaza ceasefire that he called a “capitulation to terror”, weakening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative coalition government.
U.N. Security Council unanimously removes Eritrea sanctions
The U. N. Security Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to lift a nearly decade-old arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Eritrea after a rapprochement with Ethiopia and thawing of relations with Djibouti.
Scots jarred by Brexit terms on Northern Ireland, fishing
Scottish nationalists and their political opponents alike decried the terms expected to be offered to Northern Ireland in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Wednesday, which some feel might foster resentment and boost the cause of Scottish ind…
UK forced to accelerate planned reform to gambling regulations
The British government bowed to increasing pressure from lawmakers on Wednesday by bringing forward a planned reform of gambling regulations by six months.
Thousands flee as Taliban attack Afghanistan’s ‘safe’ districts
Thousands of members of Afghanistan’s mainly Shi’ite Hazara ethnic minority have fled their homes in the central province of Ghazni as the Taliban have pressed into two previously safe districts, officials and witnesses said on Wednesday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘bitter’ measures needed to avoid fiscal crisis
Brazil’s right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro urged state governors on Wednesday to back the approval of reforms his team is preparing, saying some “bitter” austerity measures are needed to avoid a fiscal crisis such as the one Greece went through…
Car plant shows limits to Iran’s economic ambitions in Syria
At an Iranian government-owned car plant near Homs, the small number of vehicles on the assembly line underscores the obstacles hobbling Tehran’s economic ambitions in Syria.
‘Strong chance’ Scotland minister will quit over Brexit: PoliticsHome
There is a “very strong chance” that Scotland Secretary David Mundell will resign over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, the editor of PoliticsHome.com said on Wednesday without citing sources.
Ex-Macedonia PM Gruevski has applied for asylum in Hungary: PM’s Office
Former Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski has submitted a an asylum request to the Hungarian immigration office asking for refugee status, the office of Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh police break up opposition protest as election nears
Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at opposition party supporters in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday as tension soared weeks before a general election.
