Exclusive: Democrats willing to risk 2020 chances to impeach Trump – Reuters/Ipsos poll
Most Democrats want to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump, even if that means weakening their party’s chances of winning back the White House in the 2020 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
Portugal president asks Socialist Costa to form government
Portugal’s president on Tuesday invited caretaker Prime Minister Antonio Costa to form a new government after his center-left Socialists won Sunday’s election, expanding their parliamentary representation but landing just shy of a full majority.
UAE pulls some forces from Yemen’s Aden as deal nears to end standoff: witnesses
The United Arab Emirates pulled some of its forces from Yemen’s southern port of Aden on Tuesday, officials and witnesses said, as a Saudi-led military coalition works to end a power struggle between the Yemeni government and separatists in the city.
Seven Latam nations suggest Maduro behind unrest in Ecuador, back Moreno
Seven Latin American countries reject any attempt by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to destabilize democracies in the region and back Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno as he tries to calm unrest, Peru’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday, speaking o…
Trump consulted with Pentagon ahead of northeast Syria troop withdrawal
U.S. President Donald Trump consulted with Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley “over the last several days” about a possible Turkish strike in Syria, a spokesman for the U.S. Defense Department said on Tue…
‘Tell the truth … for a change’: ex-President Carter’s advice to Trump
Former Democratic U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump to cooperate with Congress’ impeachment inquiry, saying his refusal to comply with lawmakers’ requests has left Americans grappling for answers.
U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Muslim treatment
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist Party officials it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
Turkey’s plan to settle refugees in northeast Syria alarms allies
As Turkish troops finalize plans to attack northeast Syria, Ankara’s scheme to move millions of refugees into conquered territory there is alarming some Western allies as much as the military operation itself.
Germany warns of repeat of 2015 EU migration chaos
Germany warned on Tuesday of a repeat of the chaotic influx of migrants that caught the European Union unprepared in 2015, as Greece and Cyprus sounded the alarm over a resurgence of arrivals from neighboring Turkey.
Brazil’s Senate to hold final pension reform vote October 22: senator
Brazil’s Senate will hold the second and final vote on pension reform on Oct. 22, party leaders agreed on Tuesday, according to Senator Antonio Anastasia of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party.
