Italy’s PD and 5-Star agree to form coalition
Italy’s 5-Star Movement and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) said on Wednesday they would try form a coalition, setting aside years of hostility to avert...
Papua New Guinea may shut Chinese-owned nickel plant after spill
A nickel processing plant owned by Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) that spilled mine waste into Papua New Guinea’s Basamuk Bay faces compensation claims and...
Spanish coastguard rescues 208 migrants crossing from Africa to Spain
More than 200 migrants were rescued on Wednesday by the Spanish coastguard as they attempted to make the crossing from Africa to Spain, rescue services...
Explainer: Can political unrest in Hong Kong break its currency peg?
Three months of anti-government protests have thrown Hong Kong into its deepest crisis in decades, pounding the financial hub’s economy and stock market and adding...
Rotated China troops ‘will defend Hong Kong prosperity’
China rotated troops in its People’s Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong on Thursday, days before protesters planned to hold a march calling for full...
West Africa’s historic slave sites bear witness to brutal trade
When Gambian boat captain Abdoulie Jabang ferries visitors to Kunta Kinteh island he tells them that the waves lapping the shores of the former slave...
Brazilians ‘support’ Bolsonaro in Macron spat: FM
Brazil’s foreign minister Ernesto Araujo said on Wednesday that the Brazilian public supported President Jair Bolsonaro in his ongoing spat with French president Emmanuel Macron,...
Top challenger of Afghan president says ready to quit elections for peace
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s main challenger in a election next month has said he is ready to abandon his bid for power for the sake...
Italian president gives Conte mandate to form new government
Italy’s head of state gave two former political enemies the chance to form a new government on Thursday, capping an extraordinary three weeks that could...
Collapse us if you can, British government dares Brexit opponents
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Thursday challenged opponents of Brexit in parliament to collapse the government or change the law if they wanted to...