Austrian EU presidency proposes special Brexit summit in November
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday he would propose holding an extraordinary summit in November in the hope of finding a Brexit deal by then.
Bulgaria pledges solidarity with Hungary in rights standoff with EU
Bulgaria will support Hungary in its standoff with the European Union, a Bulgarian deputy prime minister said on Wednesday, adding that the countries of eastern Europe had to stand together in their dealings with Brussels.
U.S. seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran: special envoy
The United States is seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran that will cover both its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, the U.S. special envoy for Iran said on Wednesday ahead of U.N. meetings in New York next week.
Divisive Brazil election careens into ‘dangerous’ polarization
Brazil’s presidential campaign, already the most divisive since the end of military rule three decades ago, is growing increasingly polarized each day and raising concerns about the future of the country’s democracy.
Russian official calls for rare vote re-run over fraud in Far East
Russia’s top election official recommended on Wednesday that a regional election be re-run following allegations that it had been rigged to secure victory for the Kremlin’s candidate.
EU must end migration ‘blame game’: Tusk
The European Union must end the “blame game” on migration and instead focus on working more with foreign countries and further strengthening its border to bring down arrivals, the chairman of the bloc’s leaders said.
French court dismisses appeal over topless photos of British Duchess
A French court on Wednesday threw out an appeal by celebrity magazine Closer against a 2017 ruling that it invaded the privacy of Prince William’s wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, when it published topless photos of her in 2012.
Croatia charges Liverpool’s Lovren with false testimony
The Croatian state attorney has charged Croatia international and Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren with giving false testimony in a trial against officials of his former club, the attorney’s office in the eastern city of Osijek said on Wednesday.
Two die in Ireland, Northern Ireland as Storm Ali strikes
A woman died on Wednesday when high winds blew her caravan off a cliff in the Irish Republic and a man died in Northern Ireland as Storm Ali grounded flights and left over 200,000 people across the island without electricity.
Yom Kippur, a children’s bike festival on Israel’s deserted roads
Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is a time when many non-regular Israeli synagogue-goers take time to pray. It is also an annual opportunity for children to ride their bicycles on deserted streets (pictured here).
