Politics

Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Coalition of rightwing parties will rule Andalusia for the first time in 36 years

A coalition of rightwing parties will rule Spain's most populous region, Andalusia, for the first time in 36 years under a deal with the far right. The conservative Popular Party (PP) will rule along with the centre-right Citizens.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Second defeat of May's Brexit deal in Commons vote: several Tories crossed lines

Rebel Conservative MPs joined forces on Wednesday with Labour to inflict a fresh blow on Theresa May's government in a Commons Brexit vote. It means the government will have to come up with revised plans within three days if Mrs May's EU withdrawal deal is rejected by MPs next week.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Trump walks out of meeting with Democrats failing to lift the government shutdown

President Donald Trump has walked out of a meeting with Democratic leaders as negotiations broke down on the 19th day of a US government shutdown. The Republican president ended talks after Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer stuck by their refusal to fund his planned US-Mexico border wall.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
Maduro threatens the “Lima Cartel” with the most crude and energetic diplomatic measures

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday warned he could take “diplomatic measures” against Latin American nations that signed a statement last week describing his second term, which starts on Thursday, as illegitimate.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:41 UTC
Differences between Maduro and the military, according to US intelligence sources

Venezuela’s defense minister told socialist President Nicolas Maduro to step down last month, and said he would offer his own resignation if he did not, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing an anonymous U.S. intelligence official.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:40 UTC
Jaguar Land Rover is cutting 5.000 jobs from its 40.000 strong UK workforce

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will announce on Thursday it is cutting up to 5,000 jobs from its 40,000 strong UK workforce. Management, marketing and administrative roles are expected to be hardest hit, but some production staff may also be affected.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 06:18 UTC
Bolsonaro rejects migration pact: “Brazil is sovereign and decides who comes into our home”

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro reaffirmed his rejection of a global migration pact, saying decisions about who was able to come into his country need to be “sovereign.” His comments, posted in a series of messages on his Twitter account, reinforced Bolsonaro's declaration before he took office last week that he was going to pull Brazil out of the migration compact that was endorsed by the UN General Assembly in December.
Wednesday, January 9th 2019 - 18:05 UTC
HMS Montrose visits “the most polluted island in the world”

Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose joined the international fight against plastic littering the oceans by recording pollution on four Pacific islands. The ship's company and their Wildcat helicopter spent two days surveying remote islands – including Pitcairn, last resting place of HMS Bounty.
Wednesday, January 9th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Brazilian middleman involved in Petrobras corruption arrested in the US

A Brazilian man facing allegations of bribing officials at state-run oil company Petrobras on behalf of Vitol Group, Glencore and other major oil trading firms has been arrested in the United States, authorities said Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 9th 2019 - 08:41 UTC
Brexit plan's five-day debate takes off; Westminster shuts off “no-deal option”

MPs will begin debating Theresa May's Brexit plan again on Wednesday, nearly a month after she postponed the crunch Commons vote on her agreement. There will be five days of discussion on the terms of the UK's withdrawal and future relations with the EU ahead of an expected vote next Tuesday.