Factbox: Who wants to be Britain’s next Prime Minister?
Possible successors to Prime Minister Theresa May are using the Conservative Party’s annual conference this week to set out, with varying degrees of subtlety, their visions for Britain, turning the event into a parade of potential future leaders.
Dutch to beef up embassy staff across EU as Brexit looms
The Netherlands will expand diplomatic staff across European capitals to handle a greater workload, largely in anticipation of a British departure from the European Union, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Greenland PM Kielsen forms minority government to end political crisis
Greenland Prime Minister Kim Kielsen presented a new minority government on Tuesday, ending a political crisis that started when he lost his majority last month with the withdrawal of a pro-independence party.
‘Chuck Chequers’, Johnson challenges PM May on Brexit
Former British foreign minister Boris Johnson set out his stall to the Conservative Party faithful on Tuesday, stopping just short of an outright leadership bid to replace Prime Minister Theresa May but tearing into her Brexit blueprint.
Former Finland premier Stubb bids to be EU chief executive
Former Finnish prime minister Alexander Stubb declared his bid on Tuesday to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as EU chief executive, becoming the second candidate to lead the center-right in European Parliament elections in May.
No doubt Iran behind foiled Paris attack: French diplomatic source
French intelligence concluded that Iran’s intelligence ministry, which is controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered a foiled attack on an exiled Iranian opposition group’s rally near Paris in June, a French diplomatic source said.
Bedouin families appeal to Merkel to help to block Israeli expulsion
Holding posters of Angela Merkel ahead of a scheduled visit to Israel by the German chancellor, Bedouin children appealed to her on Tuesday to help block Israeli plans to raze their hamlet in the occupied West Bank.
Catalan parliament refuses to suspend pro-independence politicians
The Catalan parliament voted on Tuesday to reject a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that suspended former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and five other pro-independence politicians from public office, marking a new standoff with Madrid.
Britain should change Brexit course, not its PM: former minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May needs to change course on Brexit but she should remain as leader, former junior Brexit minister Steve Baker said on Tuesday.
Polish policemen protest demanding pay rises
More than 20,000 policemen, firemen, border and prison guards gathered on Tuesday in Warsaw to decry “outrageous” working conditions and demand pay rises, in what they described as the biggest protest in Polish police history.
