Italy government wins confidence vote amid coalition tensions
Italy’s coalition government comfortably won a confidence vote on Wednesday in the upper house Senate on a contested security decree, but tensions between the two ruling parties remain on a raft of issues.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t yield in government formation dispute: report
The Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah will not give way in a dispute over Sunni Muslim representation in a new unity government, the pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Wednesday, signaling no quick end to the standoff.
EU needs swift Brexit breakthrough to endorse deal in November: sources
The European Union would have to see a breakthrough on Brexit within a week if its leaders are to endorse any deal with Britain in November, several official and diplomatic sources in Brussels said on Wednesday.
UK govt must show lawmakers legal advice on Irish backstop: opposition Labour
The British government must show lawmakers the full legal advice it has received on the so-called Irish backstop before they are asked to vote on any Brexit agreement, the opposition Labour Party said on Wednesday.
Merkel ally Seehofer has not committed to stepping down as CSU leader -spokesman
Horst Seehofer, the leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian sister party CSU, has not committed to stepping down from that role, his spokesman said in response to a newspaper report.
Merkel’s Bavarian ally Seehofer to step down as CSU leader: newspaper
Horst Seehofer, the leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian sister party, will stand down from that role in the next few days but remain federal interior minister, a German newspaper cited several sources close to him as saying.
Kremlin hopes North Korea’s Kim will visit Russia next year
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it hoped North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would visit Russia next year.
Latvian PM nominee Bordans pledges to fight corruption
Latvia’s president nominated Janis Bordans of the New Conservative Party as prime minister on Wednesday and the lawyer immediately pledged to form a government that would fight corruption and seek to restore faith in the rule of law.
Trump, Putin to meet at a working lunch in Paris on Nov. 11: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet at a short working lunch in the Elysee Palace in Paris on Nov. 11, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday.
France and Comoros agree to end migration row
France and the Indian Ocean state of Comoros have agreed to resolve a row linked to immigration and territorial disputes, they said on Wednesday.
