End of May, Britain's PM steps down as Conservative leader
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, officially triggering a contest to replace her that could see her party embrace a tougher stance on Brexit. May announced she would step down last month after failing to deliver Britain?s departure from the European Union on time, deepening a political ...
Man killed in fight over water in India amid deadly dust storm
A 33-year-old man died after a fight over water in southern India, police said on Friday, as the country gasped from extreme heat and storms that killed 24 in the north. At least 24 people were killed in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday overnight as raging winds flattened homes, trees and electricity poles. Last year a ...
Maduro axes electricity minister amid ongoing Venezuela blackouts
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro named a new electricity minister on Thursday, replacing one he appointed just two months ago amid persistent prolonged power blackouts.
Hungary boat tragedy captain already under investigation over earlier accident
BUDAPEST: The captain of a Budapest river cruise ship involved in a deadly collision with a sightseeing boat last week is already under investigation over another accident in April, Hungarian prosecutors said Thursday. After last week?s crash, the 64-year-old Ukrainian captain of the larger Viking Sigyn ship was arrested on suspicion of ?endangering waterborne traffic resulting in multiple deaths?. ...
Netanyahu fails to get postponement of corruption court hearing: reports
JERUSALEM: Israel?s attorney general on Thursday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?s request to postpone a court hearing over corruption allegations against him, media reports said. The prosecutor?s office said Netanyahu had requested ?that the hearing be delayed due to the dissolution of the Knesset and the elections due on September 17? to a date after the polls, the Ynet ...
Nigeria shuts private TV, radio close to opposition
ABUJA: Nigeria?s broadcasting authority said Thursday it had shut down a private radio and a television station both owned by a key opposition figure who earlier claimed his media operations were targetted in a crackdown. The National Broadcasting Commission(NBC) said it suspended the license of the Daar Communications Plc, owners of the African Independent Television(AIT) and RayPower FM radio ...
Khartoum residents in ‘state of terror’ after bloody crackdown
KHARTOUM: Heavily armed paramilitaries roamed the Sudanese capital Thursday, forcing fearful residents to hide indoors after a crackdown on protesters that authorities admitted had left dozens dead and prompted the African Union to suspend Khartoum. ?We?re living in a state of terror because of sporadic gunfire,? a resident of south Khartoum told AFP. As international condemnation mounted, a health ...
Biden, in flip, opposes ban on federal funds for abortion
?If I believe health care is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone?s zip code.? Critics say the Hyde Amendment unfairly discriminates against low-income women because it forbids coverage for abortions in public insurance programs like Medicaid. Abortion ? and a potential challenge to Roe v Wade, the ...
Fitch downgrades Pemex debt rating to junk, Moody’s awards negative outlook
MEXICO CITY: The financial assessment agency Fitch Ratings downgraded Mexico state oil company Mexican Petroleum (Pemex) from BBB- to BB+ Thursday, while Moody?s revised its outlook rating from stable to negative. In a statement Fitch said, ?Fitch Ratings has downgraded Petroleos Mexicanos? (PEMEX) Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ?BB+? from ?BBB-?. In a statement ...
Theresa May: A legacy sunk by Brexit
May's last major act before starting the leadership contest was to welcome US President Donald Trump, with whom she had an up-and-down relationship, on a state visit to Britain. Symbolic of May's diminished authority, the US leader joked with leadership candidates about who would replace her while she stood beside him at a press conference. But her approach to ...
Man killed in fight over water in India amid deadly dust storm
A 33-year-old man died after a fight over water in southern India, police said Friday, as the country gasped from extreme heat and storms that killed 24 in the north. Vast swathes of India have been sweltering a heatwave in recent days with temperatures nearing 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern states like Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. At ...
UN Personnel Staying In Sudan, Stepping Up Assistance In Khartoum - OCHA
GENOA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) The is maintaining its presence in despite the growing instability and stepping up its assistance to , a spokesman of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told Sputnik. "The is staying and delivering throughout and is stepping up its assistance in ...
Novak Says Discussed Situation Around Druzhba Pipeline With German Counterpart
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters Friday that he had discussed the situation around the Druzhba pipeline with Energy Minister Peter Altmaier at the International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Russia To Deploy 30 Peacemakers To CAR Soon - Deputy Foreign Minister Bogdanov
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) intends to deploy 30 peacekeepers to the Mission in the ( ) in the near future, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Friday.
Moldova's Democratic Party Wants Closer Ties With Moscow - Deputy President
CHISINAU (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) The deputy president of 's Democratic Party, Cebotari, said on Friday that his party did not seek confrontation with anyone and wanted to improve ties with . The leading parties - the , the Socialists and the ACUM - have been unable to reach a consensus, threatening a snap .
Baring Vostok Founder Calvey Unlikely To Be Able To Attend SPIEF - Defense
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) The for Baring investment fund founder Michael Calvey reported citing him that his to the International Economic Forum (SPIEF) was unlikely to take place. "Michael Calvey's say he regretted that his planned to the SPIEF did not seem likely to take place for reasons beyond his ...
Mexico scrambles to slow migrants as Trump tariffs loom
Mexico City was deploying 6,000 National Guard troops to its southern border with Guatemala, blocked hundreds of migrants in a new caravan and froze the bank accounts of suspected human traffickers in hopes of appeasing Washington?s demands. ?Tomorrow we have another session in the morning and we will continue forward.? With migrant apprehensions at the border with Mexico soaring to ...
Bloomberg pledges $500mn to clean energy in ‘fight of our time’
?We?re in a race against time with climate change, and yet there is virtually no hope of bold federal action on this issue for at least another two years,? Bloomberg said in a statement. ?Mother Nature is not waiting on our political calendar, and neither can we.? Bloomberg added the new campaign means he has pledged a total $1 billion ...
Ethiopia PM in Sudan to broker talks between generals, protesters
KHARTOUM: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in the Sudanese capital Friday to broker talks between the ruling generals and protest leaders after a deadly crackdown by security forces this week. ?We have received an invitation from the Ethiopian embassy to meet the Ethiopian prime minister at 11:00 am (0900 GMT) and we will go,? prominent protest leader Omar ...
PNG PM names reformist cabinet, takes aim at resource sector
PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea?s new prime minister unveiled his cabinet Friday, naming a harsh critic of international gas projects as his petroleum minister and an anti-corruption campaigner to head the police. Kua, like Marape, had been critical of a deal signed by O?Neill in April with ExxonMobil and Total for a US$13 billion Papua LNG gas project, saying ...
