France: President Macron spoke to UK PM Johnson as Brexit deadline looms
French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, an official in Macron’s office said on Tuesday, as a deadline looms to reach a Brexit deal.
London must move further to get Brexit deal: German official
Some progress has been made in talks over Britain’s departure from the European Union, a senior German government official said on Tuesday, but warned that London still had further to move in the EU’s direction to secure a deal.
Ukrainian captain expected to face charges over Danube boat disaster
Hungarian prosecutors are expected to charge the captain of a cruise ship that struck and sank a small tourist vessel on the River Danube, killing 28 mostly Korean tourists, after police finished their investigation, officials said on Tuesday.
Vietnam urges restraint amid maritime tensions with China
Vietnamese President and Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong has called for restraint in the disputed South China Sea amid a tense months-long standoff between Chinese and Vietnamese ships, state media reported on Tuesday.
Syrian rebel force: it was mostly Kurdish militants who entered Manbij
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels said forces that entered the city of Manbij in northern Syria on Tuesday were said to be from the Syrian government but were mostly Kurdish militants.
Forty-five flights canceled in Barcelona, airport suffers little damage: spokesman
Barcelona’s El Prat airport suffered little damage from Monday’s clashes between pro-independence protesters and police, a spokesman said, adding the airport was now calm but 45 flights were canceled on Tuesday as a consequence of Monday’s problems.
UK says it is leading on climate and protests should not disrupt lives
After climate-change protests in London, Britain said on Tuesday that it was already leading the world on addressing climate damage and that while activists had a right to peaceful protest, they should not disrupt people’s day-to-day lives.
UK’s Dover is ready for Brexit but eyes French border and paperwork
Dover, Europe’s busiest ferry port, is as prepared for Brexit as it can be but there are uncertainties over the extent to which freight operators are ready for new declarations and whether France will keep goods moving, the port’s chief executive said….
South Africa’s Zuma to appeal decision to deny permanent stay of corruption charges
Former South African president Jacob Zuma will appeal a high court decision to deny him a permanent stay of prosecution on charges related to a $2 billion arms deal, his lawyers said on Tuesday.
U.N. urges Turkey to investigate executions in Syria
Turkey could be “deemed responsible” for summary executions by an affiliated armed group of several Kurdish fighters and a politician, reportedly shown on videos on social media at the weekend, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.
