Britain and EU split over financial market access
Britain wants a stable relationship with the European Union for “decades to come” in financial services, finance minister Sajid Javid said on Tuesday, only to receive an instant rebuttal from Brussels.
Merkel allies press for swift resolution of succession question
Senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives called on Tuesday for a swift decision on who should lead the party and be its next chancellor candidate after her protegee Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer threw in the towel.
EU’s Borrell warns of violence of Israel annexes Jordan Valley
The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, urged Israel on Tuesday not to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, warning of Palestinian protests if it went ahead.
Coronavirus emergency is ‘Public Enemy Number 1’: WHO
China’s coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world” and should be viewed as “Public Enemy Number 1”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Lebanon government wins confidence vote from parliament
Lebanon’s new cabinet won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday based in part on a financial rescue plan it put forward for grappling with a deep financial crisis.
Sudan agrees ex-president Bashir should appear before ICC over Darfur
Sudan’s government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court should appear before the tribunal, a list that includes ousted president Omar al-Bashir.
Sudan’s Bashir may face war crimes reckoning
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, facing a possible appearance before the international war crimes tribunal, defied rebellions, economic crises and the hostility of the West before being overthrown as president by the military last year.
WHO brands coronavirus ‘public enemy number one’
The coronavirus outbreak in China may be over by April, the country’s senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, but deaths surpassed 1,000 and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a global threat potentially worse than terrorism.
Senior appointments in Moscow and Kiev point to tentative thaw
New senior appointments in Moscow and Kiev on Tuesday pointed toward a tentative thaw in ties, after the Ukrainian president’s new chief of staff offered guarded praise for the man put in charge of the Ukraine file in the Kremlin.
Central Americans sent to Mexico by U.S. increasingly victims of kidnappings: aid group
Central Americans asylum seekers sent to Mexico by the United States to await their U.S. court dates increasingly become the victims of kidnappings and other types of violence, aid group Doctors Without Borders said in a report published on Tuesday.
