Labour’s Corbyn brands UK PM Johnson’s Brexit plans ‘Thatcherism on steroids’
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday of seeking to hijack Brexit to unleash a Thatcherite bonfire of regulation that would usher in what he cast as a much harsher brand of American-style capitalism.
Hong Kong police fire water cannon at Guy Fawkes protesters
Hong Kong police fired water cannon at protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks and crowding the tourist streets of Tsim Sha Tsui where at least one restaurant was vandalized.
U.S. ingenuity can tackle climate threat, fossil energy chief says
The United States can tackle threats to the climate through technological advances as fossil fuels will remain a priority for the U.S. government and business, the assistant secretary for fossil energy said on Tuesday.
Malaysia detains two Cambodian dissidents en-route to Thailand
Malaysian authorities have detained two Cambodian opposition activists while they were waiting to board a flight to Thailand in what is seen as part of a crackdown on exiled dissidents in Southeast Asia, rights groups said on Tuesday,
Iran further violates 2015 deal by injecting gas into Fordow centrifuges
Iran will start injecting gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordow enrichment facility, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, complicating European efforts to salvage the country’s 2015 nuclear deal.
‘Richer will get more’: Poorer states say EU spending proposals unfair
The European Union’s eastern and southern countries on Tuesday rejected efforts to cap aid they receive from the EU budget and attach conditions, fearing “the poorer will get less and the richer will get more”.
At least 13 killed as Iraq resumes live gunfire against protesters
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, abandoning weeks of comparative restraint to unleash live gunfire in a bid to crush demonstrations against the political parties that control the government.
Nigerian police release 259 people held captive: spokesman
Nigerian police released 259 people held captive at an Islamic rehabilitation center in southwestern city of Ibadan, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
EU concerned by Iran’s latest nuclear steps, fears for 2015 deal
Iran’s decision to take a new step to reduce commitments to a landmark 2015 nuclear deal is a concern, putting the accord at risk, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Philippines’ Duterte names top drug war critic as ‘drugs tsar’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has named his main political rival as his “drugs tsar” after she criticised the high death toll his anti-narcotics campaign has caused, but her camp dismissed the offer as a gimmick.
