Italy’s Conte survives close Senate vote, pledges to forge ahead | Al Jazeera

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has narrowly won a confidence vote in Italy’s Senate, the upper house, allowing him to remain in office after a junior partner quit his coalition last week in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italy's government plunged into crisis as former PM Renzi pulls support - france24

 Italy's former premier Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday he was pulling his party's ministers from the cabinet, effectively leaving the ruling coalition without a majority in parliament.

Explosion and gunfire shakes Aden Airport in Yemen as plane carrying new government lands — RT World News

 A loud explosion was followed by gunfire as Yemen’s new government landed at Aden International Airport. Local footage shows the chaotic scenes that resulted.

+40 Hardline Tories Ready to Derail PM's Brexit Plan, Exit EU with No Deal

Former Brexit Minister and current MP Steve Baker warned that more than 40 members of the Conservative Party are poised and ready to cooperate with Labour in order to vote against Prime Minister Theresa May's Chequers deal on Britain's exit from the EU.

Greek Coalition Government’s Majority Drops After Lawmaker Defects

The Greek coalition government’s majority fell to 152 lawmakers in the 300 seat parliament on Tuesday after a member of the right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) party resigned.

M5S considering Mattarella impeachment

5-Star Movement (M5S) bigwigs are considering a bid to impeach President Sergio Mattarella after he rejected Paolo Savona's nomination to be the new economy minister, sources said Sunday.

Armenian Opposition to Boycott Possible Snap Election: Protest Leader

Armenia's protest leader Nikol Pashinyan said Friday that the country's opposition would boycott a possible snap parliamentary election.

Italian parties fail to reach deal on government in 2nd round of talks

A second round of talks among Italy's president and political parties failed to produce a deal on the formation of a government, six weeks after inconclusive elections, according to a report from Dow Jones Newswire made available to EFE.

Italian right looks to head future government after inconclusive elections

The leader of a right-wing Italian party on Monday maneuvered himself to the front of potential candidates for prime minister when he put the onus of forming a government on the center-right coalition his formation now leads, despite the hung parliament result of the country's general elections.

HRW Urges Afghan Gov't, US to Probe Alleged Executions of Civilians

The government of Afghanistan and US military deployed in the country must investigate reports of alleged executions of civilians by Afghan forces in Kandahar province during military operations held late on January 31, a prominent non-governmental human rights organization said.

US gov't to shut down at midnight

The U.S. government is to shut down at midnight as Senate went into recess and missed a midnight deadline to pass a short-term funding bill.

Germany coalition talks: Merkel's conservatives and SPD clinch deal

Angela Merkel's conservatives (CDU/CSU) have finally hashed out a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) that could break months of political deadlock in Germany.

US government shuts down after Senate votes to block budget bill

The US government has shut down after US Senators failed to reach a last-minute deal to fund its operations, divided in a bitter dispute over immigration and border security.

El Tribunal Constitucional de Moldavia cesa las funciones del presidente Dodon

El Tribunal Constitucional de Moldavia ha suspendido de forma temporal las funciones del presidente del país, Ígor Dodon, por pedido de un grupo de parlamentarios de la coalición gobernante, informa la agencia Interfax.

Austria protest as far right Freedom Party tastes power

Thousands of protesters rallied in central Vienna against Austria's new coalition government of conservatives and far right, during its swearing-in.

Austria’s Freedom Party, fresh to government, vows to fight anti-Russian sanctions

The Austrian far-right Freedom Party (FPO) will work to rescind anti-Russian sanctions as part of the new government, its leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, said. He added that ending the sanctions would benefit the whole of Europe.

Brexit: les Britanniques de plus en plus critiques envers leur gouvernement

Les Britanniques sont de plus en plus critiques envers la façon dont leur gouvernement gère les négociations sur la sortie du Royaume-Uni de l'Union européenne et pessimistes quant à l'issue de celles-ci, indique un sondage mercredi.

Greek islanders protest in Athens against overcrowding refugee camps

Residents and officials from the north Aegean Sea islands demonstrated outside the Ministry of Immigration in Athens on Tuesday demanding the government to take measures to decongest the islands from the overcrowded refugee camps.

Germany's SPD party leadership gives green-light to coalition negotiations with CDU/CSU

The seek for a new German government is moving to a new stage, as the leadership of the German Social Democrats (SPD) on Monday gave its approval to a potential relaunch of a "grand coalition" with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU).

German coalition talks collapse after FDP withdraws

The three-party exploratory talks for the formation of Germany's new government failed late Sunday night after the Free Democratic Party (FDP) pulled out due to unbridgeable differences in immigration and energy.