Brexit backer Banks denies allegation he misused data in campaign
LONDON (Reuters) – A prominent campaigner to leave the European Union, Arron Banks, denied allegations on Tuesday by a former employee of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica that he had misused personal data for political purposes.
May apologizes to Caribbean countries for UK treatment of post-war migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to 12 Caribbean nations on Tuesday for immigration officials’ harsh treatment of people from those countries who migrated to Britain as children after World War Two.
Suspended Cambridge Analytica CEO Nix cancels UK parliamentary appearance
LONDON (Reuters) – The suspended CEO of Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy at the center of a scandal over the use of Facebook data, has canceled an appearance before British lawmakers, the chairman of a parliamentary committee said on Tuesda…
Suspicious substance found at UK immigration minister’s office amid Windrush scandal
LONDON (Reuters) – A suspicious substance has been found at the constituency office of immigration minister Caroline Nokes, police said on Tuesday, a day after she said some Caribbean immigrants incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants may have bee…
May apologizes to Caribbean countries over UK treatment of post-war migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to representatives from 12 Caribbean countries on Tuesday over recent harsh treatment by immigration bureaucrats of people who arrived in Britain as children after World War Two.
EU should not close door on Turkey membership talks: Germany
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union should not stop its accession talks with Turkey despite a lack of progress and questions about the rule of law in the country, Germany’s EU minister said on Tuesday.
Indonesia MPs grill Facebook officials on data breaches
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A Facebook official apologised to Indonesian members of parliament on Tuesday during a five-hour grilling at a public hearing on issues ranging from the misuse of personal data to the oversight of content by the social media giant.
UK says nerve agent used to poison ex-Russian spy was in liquid form: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – The nerve agent used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter at his home in England last month was delivered in a liquid form, the BBC reported officials as saying.
Assad prepares to assault last rebel enclave near Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army began preparatory shelling for an assault on the last area outside its control near Damascus on Tuesday, a commander in the pro-government alliance said, building on its recent capture of the major suburb of eastern G…
Russia says preliminary cause of deadly mall fire was short circuit: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said on Tuesday that preliminary findings showed a deadly mall fire in the region of Kemerovo last month was caused by a short circuit, the RIA news agency reported, citing a ministry spokesman….
