Britain’s former finance minister has said he would vote against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to force an election.
Speaking to British media, Philip Hammond said parliament should instead be focused on securing a deal to leave the European Union.
He also called for more mature and constructive dialogue, calling on MPs to 'grow up.'
US withdraws from World Health Organisation
The US has officially left the World Health Organisation (WHO) after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health globally, saying its decision reflected failures in the UN health agency's management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Uganda detains 2,000 over election violence, army chief says
Uganda's military chief said on Friday that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30 and were hunting for more following a disputed presidential election in which his father Yoweri Museveni, won a seventh term.
Indonesia finds bodies of 10 passengers on crashed plane
Indonesian rescuers on Friday had found the bodies of 10 passengers on a fishery surveillance plane that went missing in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province over the weekend, the country's search and rescue agency said.
Trump revokes Canada's invitation to join Board of Peace
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn on Thursday an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.
Six people confirmed missing after landslide at New Zealand campsite
Six people have been confirmed missing in a landslide that ripped through a busy campground on New Zealand's North Island, authorities said on Friday as emergency crews continued to comb through the rubble.
