Turkey arrests opposition mayor over alleged Gulen links
A mayor from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) was arrested over his alleged membership of the network that Ankara says orchestrated a failed coup in 2016, a prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
EU must focus on avoiding cliff-edge in Brexit talks: senior EU official
The European Union will have to limit talks on its future relationship with the United Kingdom to avoiding another cliff-edge, a senior EU official said on Tuesday, after Britain confirmed it would definitely leave the bloc by the end of 2020.
UK uses threat of Brexit cliff-edge to demand EU trade deal by end of 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the prospect of a Brexit cliff-edge at the end of 2020 to demand the European Union gives him a comprehensive free trade deal in less than 11 months.
Clashes erupt in Indian capital over citizenship law; Modi rejects criticism
Clashes erupted in New Delhi on Tuesday between thousands of protesters and police, the latest violence in a week of opposition to a new law that makes it easier for non-Muslims from neighboring countries to gain citizenship.
‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’, UK’s Johnson tells senior ministers
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the first meeting of senior ministers in his new government on Tuesday that they “ain’t seen nothing yet folks” in terms of how much work needs to be done.
Explainer: A fractured kingdom – Scotland’s paths to independence
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s promise to take Britain out of the European Union next month could jeopardize a much older union: the United Kingdom which binds together England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier enters service
China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier was delivered to the navy on Tuesday, state media reported.
Myanmar seizes boat carrying 173 Rohingya Muslims: military spokesman
Myanmar detained 173 Rohingya Muslims on a boat off the southern coast, authorities said on Tuesday, amid signs that more members of the minority group are making perilous sea voyages to escape persecution.
Iran’s Rouhani to visit Japan amid heightened tensions with U.S.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan on Dec. 20-21 and meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as the Asian country, a U.S. ally, looks to resolve Tehran’s nuclear impasse with Washington.
Pakistan’s Khan says millions of Muslim refugees could flee India
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that millions of Muslims could flee India due to the curfew in the disputed territory of Kashmir and India’s new citizenship law, creating “a refugee crisis that would dwarf other crises”.
