French family spark alarm at Frankfurt airport, cause evacuation
Parts of Frankfurt airport were evacuated for several hours on Tuesday, disrupting travel during the busy summer holiday season, after a French family of four bypassed security checks, federal police said on Tuesday.
Turkey’s deputy foreign minister to head delegation to Washington: foreign ministry source
Turkey’s newly appointed deputy foreign minister, Sedat Onal, will head a delegation that will go to the United States to discuss ongoing tensions between the NATO allies, a source in the Turkish foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
No-deal Brexit? What it might mean for Britain
The prospect of a “no-deal Brexit” appears to have grown after the European Union’s negotiator rejected last month central elements of Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposals for a new trade agreement.
Brexit at breaking point? Diary dates for Britain’s EU departure
British Prime Minister Theresa May has less than eight months to negotiate a Brexit deal, sell it to her divided Conservative Party and win parliamentary approval.
Nigeria’s acting president sacks state security chief: spokesman
Nigeria’s acting leader dismissed the head of the state security agency on Tuesday, his spokesman said on Twitter.
U.S. says maintains vibrant economic ties with Turkey despite tensions
The United States continues to be a solid friend and ally of Turkey despite ongoing tensions between the NATO allies, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said on Tuesday, adding that the two countries had an active economic relationship.
Italy lowers death toll in Bologna crash to one
One person died in a motorway accident near the Italian city of Bologna when a tanker truck exploded, authorities said, revising the death toll down from two as originally reported.
Macedonia arrests seven for fighting in Syria, Iraq
Macedonian police arrested seven people on Tuesday believed to have fought alongside Islamist insurgents in Syria and Iraq, the interior minister said.
Belarus detains three journalists in media crackdown
Three journalists working for independent news outlets in Belarus have been detained on suspicion of hacking the computers systems of state-run news agency BelTA and stealing its data, authorities said on Tuesday.
Tribal chiefs face reckoning over rights to South Africa’s rural homelands
A hardscrabble patch of South Africa disputed between black farmers and tribal leaders working with platinum mining interests is legal ground zero in a battle to loosen the chiefs’ grip on communal lands.
