Must Reads Campaign to Oust U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May Fizzles—for Now: A campaign to oust British Prime Minister Theresa May from office has stalled, as rebel Conservative lawmakers opposing her Brexit plan struggled to mount a leadership contest, affording her some re spite ahead of the next leg of negotiations over the U.K.’s exit from the European Union. ‘Extremely Weak’: A Pro-Brexit Bastion Takes Dim View of May’s Deal: In June 2016, nearly 70% of voters in the post-industrial town of Stoke-on-Trent wanted Britain out of the EU. Today many of them say the divorce deal Prime Minister Theresa May struck betrays the referendum’s outcome. Germany to Halt Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Over Khashoggi Killing: Berlin halted arms sales to Riyadh and agreed with France to ban several Saudi nationals following the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, raising international pressure on the kingdom to shed light on the murder even as Europe prevaricate s over unilateral action in response. Kremlin Backs Veteran Russian Official for Interpol Presidency: The Kremlin said it backed a veteran Russian Interior Ministry official to become Interpol’s president, a development that raises fresh concerns about the efficacy of the international police agency critics say authoritarian governments have abused. Société Générale to Pay $1.3 Billion to Resolve U.S. Sanctions, Money-Laundering Violations: French bank Société Générale agreed to pay $1.34 billion in penalties to settle allegations by U.S. and New York state authorities that the bank had processed and concealed b illions of dollars in transactions related to countries under sanctions. | 
