British aviation regulator steps up planning for disorderly Brexit
Britain’s aviation regulator has stepped up planning for a “no deal” disorderly Brexit, identifying how many new staff would be needed and preparing safety systems to take on work now carried out by European authorities.
UK hopes Trump’s view of Britain will be positive after visit
Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Tuesday he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump would have a positive image of Britain following his visit this week after Trump said he thought the country was “in somewhat turmoil”.
Ivory coast President names new government; key positions unchanged
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara named a new government on Tuesday, but the key positions of finance, defense and agriculture were unchanged, a presidential spokesman said.
Iran vows to sell as much oil as it can despite U.S. sanctions
Iranian vice president Eshaq Jahangiri acknowledged on Tuesday that U.S. sanctions would hurt the economy but promised to “sell as much oil as we can” and protect its banking system.
U.S. will consider requests for waivers from Iran oil sanctions: Pompeo
The United States will consider requests from some countries to be exempted from sanctions it will put in effect in November to prevent Iran from exporting oil, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.
Emergency services checking reports of smoke in shopping mall in Moscow
Russia’s emergency services are checking reports of smoke in the Stolitsa shopping mall in the south of Moscow, Interfax news agency said on Tuesday citing a source.
EU council chief’s riposte to Trump: Respect the allies you have
European Council President Donald Tusk told U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stop berating NATO allies over military investment levels ahead of what is expected to be a fraught alliance summit.
Flights canceled as Taiwan battens down for powerful typhoon
Taiwan braced for Typhoon Maria on Tuesday, prompting school closures and the cancellations of hundreds of flights amid warnings of landslides and floods on the island.
Top aide to Iran’s leader to meet Putin in Moscow on Wednesday: state TV
A top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will visit Moscow on Wednesday to deliver a message to President Vladimir Putin, state television reported.
‘Miracle or science?’: Thai soccer team saved from flooded cave
Rescuers freed the last four of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave on Tuesday, a successful end to an extraordinarily perilous mission that gripped the world for more than two weeks.
