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British PM May fights plotters as Johnson declares Brexit red lines

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May needs to boost her appeal and win over young voters at her party’s annual conference next week in a push to revitalise her flagging premiership after a disastrous election in June. May is trying to persuade critics inside her Conservative Party to let her stay on as leader, as her allies fear she faces ...

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Russia denies Ukraine claim troops stayed in Belarus after games

Bloomberg Russia denied assertions by neighbouring Ukraine that most Russian troops taking part in large-scale war games this month on NATO’s eastern border remained in Belarus after the exercises ended. “As far as the Russian troops which took part in the joint strategic exercises, Zapad 2017, they all returned to their permanent bases,” Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on ...

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Lesotho casts its votes for national assembly

Bloomberg Voters in Lesotho began casting ballots on Saturday in elections for national assembly members in three constituencies and for local government leaders across the landlocked southern African nation. Voting began in the parliamentary constituencies of Hololo, Thupa-kubu and Teyateyaneng, where candidates died before general elections on June 3. More than 1.2 million voters were also expected to cast ballots ...

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