UK PM May regrets British role over anti-gay laws in former colonies
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she deeply regretted Britain’s role in criminalizing same-sex relations in its former colonies, saying such laws, often passed under British rule and still in effect, were “wrong then and wr…
Turkey’s ruling AK Party to discuss call for early election
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish deputy prime minister said the ruling AK Party would discuss a suggestion by the nationalist MHP party to hold the presidential election in August this year, more than a year before the November 2019 scheduled date.
France’s Macron slams temptation of ‘illiberal democracy’ in Europe
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Europeans to defend their model of liberal democracy in the face of rising autocratic regimes around the world and “illiberal democracies” inside the European Union.
False alarm set off Syrian air defenses: pro-Assad commander
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A false alarm led to Syrian air defense missiles being fired overnight and there was no fresh attack on Syria, a commander in the regional military alliance that backs the Syrian government told Reuters.
Syrian army shells jihadist enclave near Damascus: pro-Assad commander
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army started shelling a jihadist enclave south of Damascus on Tuesday in preparation for an operation to retake the area, a commander in a pro-Damascus regional military alliance said.
Crude bomb blast at Indian government relief office in Nepal, no injuries
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A crude bomb went off outside an Indian government relief office in Nepal causing minor damage but no injuries, officials said on Tuesday, in what appeared to be a rare gesture of Nepali anger toward its giant neighbor to the sout…
South Korea says officials may visit North Korea ahead of summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – Senior South Korean officials may visit Pyongyang ahead of next week’s summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a senior South Korean official said on Tuesday.
Germany’s SPD urge Merkel’s conservatives to speed up euro zone reform
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats on Tuesday raised the pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives to back proposals to reform the euro zone as agreed in their coalition deal.
No known cases of deported ‘Windrush’ residents, Britain says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain knows of no cases where British residents of the so-called ‘Windrush generation’ from the Caribbean have been deported due to their lack of documentation, Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington said on Tuesday.
Japanese immigration detainees launch hunger strike over death
TOKYO (Reuters) – Foreigners held in a Japanese immigration detention center have launched a hunger strike over the death of a detainee, drawing fresh attention to conditions under which they are held.
