British Prime Minister Theresa May should suspend the Brexit process and hold another referendum, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday after May's Brexit deal was rejected by lawmakers.
... Colombia will not overhaul its pension system this year as the government needs time to analyze its impact before submitting the bill to Congress, the minister of labor said on Tuesday.
... Accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman once paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, a former associate testified on Tuesday that he previously told U.S. authorities.
... British lawmakers will on Wednesday vote on whether they have confidence in the government, after Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal suffered a heavy defeat in parliament.
... European Union leaders expressed dismay and regret on Tuesday after the British parliament rejected a Brexit divorce deal, saying they were stepping up emergency planning and warned London was running out of time.
... U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called his Kuwaiti counterpart to confirm he would visit the Gulf Arab country "in the coming days", state news agency KUNA said on Wednesday, after cutting short a Middle East tour due to a death in the family.
... Ireland will begin pushing through a "mega" package of legislation next month to deal with the fallout from a no-deal Brexit if there is still a prospect of Britain leaving the European Union without a divorce deal in March.
... Ireland said it was the clear position of the European Union that Britain's draft divorce deal with the bloc was not open for renegotiation, even after its crushing defeat in the British parliament on Tuesday.
... The United States is closely watching Chinese intentions toward Taiwan, concerned that Beijing's growing military prowess may increase the risk it could one day consider bringing the self-ruled island under its control by force, a U.S. official said o... ... Hundreds of protesters turned out to demonstrate against President Omar al-Bashir's rule in a densely populated neighborhood of the Sudanese capital Khartoum late on Tuesday before being dispersed by security forces, witnesses said.
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UK PM May should hold second Brexit referendum, Scotland’s Sturgeon says
Colombia to postpone pensions overhaul until next year: minister
‘El Chapo’ paid former Mexican president $100 million bribe: trial witness
Factbox: How will the confidence vote in UK PM May’s government work?
EU leaders express dismay after May’s Brexit defeat
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo says to visit Kuwait ‘in coming days’: KUNA
Ireland readies ‘mega’ no-deal Brexit legislation package
Ireland says Britain’s divorce deal cannot be renegotiated
U.S. eyes Taiwan risk as China’s military capabilities grow
Hundreds join demonstration in poor district of Sudan’s capital