Dec 12 Watch 7:38 After May survives no-confidence vote, what’s next for Brexit? British politics are in tumult as members of Prime Minister Theresa May's own party triggered an unsuccessful vote to oust her. May promised not to run in the next national election but expressed a commitment to seeing through a deal… Continue watching
Dec 12 WATCH: UK’s Theresa May says she’s ‘grateful’ for vote keeping her in office By Associated Press The result means May can keep her positions as party leader and prime minister while continuing an uphill battle to win parliamentary approval for her Brexit plan. Continue reading
Dec 12 CIA briefs House leaders on Khashoggi killing as Senate nears votes By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed House leaders on Wednesday on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as the Senate prepared for a possible vote on two resolutions that would rebuke Saudi Arabia for its role in the slaying. Continue reading
Dec 12 Suspected Strasbourg gunman had criminal history, French police say By Lori Hinnant, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press Police union officials identified the suspected assailant as Frenchman Cherif Chekatt, a 29-year-old with a thick police record for crimes including armed robbery and monitored as a suspected religious radical by the French intelligence services. Continue reading
Dec 12 Theresa May wins party no-confidence vote, but troubles remain By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a brush with political mortality Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote by Conservative lawmakers that would have ended her leadership of party and country. Continue reading
Dec 11 Canadian judge grants bail to Chinese executive facing extradition to U.S. By Rob Gillies, Paul Wiseman, Jim Morris, Associated Press A British Columbia justice granted bail of $7.5 million to Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, but required her to wear an ankle bracelet, surrender her passports, stay in Vancouver. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 6:46 News Wrap: Senate passes farm bill after months-long stall In our news wrap Tuesday, senators passed a farm bill that will provide more than $400 billion in farm subsidies, and rejects stricter limits on food stamps. Also, a jury recommended life in prison for the man who killed a… Continue watching
Dec 11 How did Brexit become such a mess? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press After postponing a vote, Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking changes to the Brexit deal in hopes of winning over skeptical legislators before Britain leaves the EU on March 29. Continue reading
Dec 11 France shooting: 4 dead, several wounded in Strasbourg By Lori Hinnant, Elaine Ganley, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French prosecutors said a terrorism investigation was opened, though authorities did not announce a motive for the bloodshed. Continue reading
Dec 11 China is detaining a Canadian ex-diplomat, official confirms By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The detention came after China warned Canada of consequences for its recent arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport. Continue reading