Canadian errors helped prompt Saudi row, says expelled Canada envoy
Canada made mistakes in its dealings with Saudi Arabia which helped spark a diplomatic dispute, the former Canadian ambassador to Riyadh said in frank remarks on Wednesday.
Juncker’s Dutch deputy bids to succeed him as EU chief
Frans Timmermans, the deputy head of the European Union executive, launched a bid to succeed his boss Jean-Claude Juncker next year, saying on Wednesday he would seek to lead the center-left campaign for May’s European Parliament elections.
Trump says he 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.
U.S. officials ask Saudi crown prince about missing journalist: White House
Two White House officials and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to request information about missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the White House said on Wednesday.
Brexit deal next week ‘within reach’: Barnier
A Brexit deal is “within reach” next week, EU negotiator Michel Barnier said on Wednesday, even as he rammed home his insistence that Britain must accept possible checks on trade between its mainland and Northern Ireland.
Belgium charges Iranian diplomat with planning bomb attack
Belgium has charged an Iranian diplomat and three other individuals with planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled Iranian opposition group in France in June, Belgian prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Armenian PM to resign for early election
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday he would tender his resignation in the coming days in preparation for an early election in December.
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.
