Italy wakes up to unexpected government crisis
Italians voiced their doubts after the leader of Italy’s ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition is unworkable and said...
Argentines, hurting in the shadow of recession, weigh Macri’s plea for patience
Argentina’s opposition have their sights set on voters like Alfredo Espinoza, 55, a recently laid-off metals worker from the edge of Buenos Aires, looking to...
Vladimir Putin: 20 tumultuous years in power
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was appointed prime minister on August 9, 1999 and has has been in power, either as president or prime minister, ever...
Blasts rock Russian ammo depot in Siberia, five injured: TASS
A series of explosions rocked a Russian ammo depot in Siberia for the second time in a week on Friday, injuring five people, the TASS...
No-deal Brexit preparation is top priority, UK’s Johnson tells officials
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote to all government employees on Friday to tell them that preparing for a no-deal exit from the European Union...
China orders Cathay Pacific to suspend staff backing Hong Kong protests
China’s aviation regulator on Friday demanded Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways suspend personnel who have engaged in illegal protests in the city from...
Downturn to hit Hong Kong like a ‘tsunami’, as China slaps warning on Cathay
Hong Kong’s protests are hitting its economy, the city’s leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, echoing warnings from business leaders including powerful local property developers,...
Britain will spend ‘whatever it takes’ on no deal preparations: Gove
Britain will spend “whatever it takes” before its due departure date from the European Union to prepare for the possibility of leaving without a divorce...
Trump says North Korea’s Kim sent ‘very beautiful letter’; new meeting possible
President Donald Trump said on Friday he has received a “very beautiful letter” on Thursday from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and added that...
Ramaphosa asks court to seal certain documents in legal battle: reports
Lawyers for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have asked a court to seal financial records held by the country’s corruption watchdog because they were obtained...