UK | May fights to stop Cabinet exodus over Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May met with her shaken- up Cabinet yesterday as she tried to restore government unity after the resignations of two top ministers over

Offbeat | George Clooney released after motorcycle crash in Italy

Actor George Clooney was taken to the hospital in Sardinia and released after being involved in an accident while riding his motorcycle, hospital officials said. The

World briefs

CHINA’s President Xi Jinping pledged more than USD23 billion in lines of credit, loans and humanitarian assistance to Arab countries yesterday in a major push for influence

The Buzz | Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid to join Italian club Juventus

Real Madrid says Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving to join Italian club Juventus, bringing to an end a glittering nine-year spell in Spain. Madrid says it has

Uber poised to make investment in scooter-rental business

Uber is getting into the scooter-rental business. The ride-hailing company said yesterday that it is investing in Lime, a startup based in San Mateo,

Briefs | Spain: Catalan leaders meet central authorities

The new heads of Spain’s central and Catalonia’s regional governments are holding talks for the first time since yearnings for independence in the northeastern region led to an unprecedented

Boris Johnson quits UK gov’t in mounting Brexit crisis

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned yesterday, adding to divisions over Brexit that threaten to tear apart Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. May’s office said in a terse statement

Romania | Chief anti-graft prosecutor fired

Romania’s chief anti-corruption prosecutor was fired yesterday over misconduct and incompetence accusations by her own government ministry. Laura Codruta Kovesi was dismissed to implement a ruling

France | Far-right leader to appeal withholding of party funds

French far-right leader Marine le Pen said yesterday she was appealing a decision by two judges to withhold the payment of a public subsidy which she says

Brazil | Judge rules to keep da Silva in jail after dispute

The president of a Brazilian appeals court whose judges issued contradictory rulings Sunday on whether former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be freed ordered late

Haiti | Looting follows violent fuel protests in capital

Looters pillaged burned and vandalized shops in Haiti’s capital Sunday following two days of violent protests over the government’s attempt to raise fuel prices. Journalists saw

Offbeat | German police ask for help in search for kangaroo mom, joey

German police are appealing to the public for help in their search for a kangaroo and her baby that went missing from a zoo earlier this week.

This Day in History | 1943 Western Allies invade Sicily

The armed forces of Britain, the United States and Canada have landed on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. It is the first major landing of British

World briefs

CHINA-THAILAND The Chinese foreign ministry has urged Thailand’s government to step up its efforts to rescue any survivors from the sinking of a tour boat off a

The Buzz | Starbucks, citing ocean threat, is ditching plastic straws

Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans. The coffee chain becomes the largest food and beverage

Weinstein pleads not guilty, released on bail

Harvey Weinstein, who was previously indicted on charges involving two women, was released on bail yesterday while fighting sex crime accusations that now include a third woman. “We fight

Turkey | Over 18,600 civil servants purged in 11th-hour decree

Turkey purged more than 18,500 people from government jobs for allegedly posing a security risk to the state, a day before Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes office

Ethiopia Premier in Eritrea as nations end decades of strife

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, yesterday for talks with President Isaias Afwerki aimed at ending almost two decades of strife.

France | Macron’s opponents say he acts monarch-like

French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Versailles today to speak to a joint session of the two chambers of parliament as his popularity slides and opponents taunt

Zuckerberg tops Buffett to become 3rd richest person

Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person, further solidifying technology as the most robust creator of wealth.

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