40,000 toy soldiers highlight plight of injured British veterans
An installation of 40,000 miniature toy soldiers in a shopping center in Manchester, northern England, highlights the plight that many British soldiers face if their careers are ended by injury.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says beach oil slicks could be criminal or shipwreck
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that oil polluting the country’s northeastern beaches was not produced or sold in Brazil and could be the result of criminal activity or a shipwreck, though its origin is still being investigated.
U.S.-Japan trade deal aims to put U.S. farmers on par with Trans-Pacific trade pact competitors
The new U.S.-Japan trade deal will provide staged reduction of Japanese tariffs for more than $2 billion worth of U.S. beef and pork, matching access now granted to the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact countries, a text of the agreement shows.
The transported: Kashmiri prisoners sent far from home
One is a 19-year-old construction worker charged with aiding militants against Indian troops, the other is one of Kashmir’s most prominent lawyers, accused of being “an incorrigible secessionist”.
Ecuador’s Petroamazonas suspends operations at three oilfields amid protests -energy ministry
Ecuadorean state-run oil company Petroamazonas EP suspended operations at three oil fields in the Amazon region on Monday, the country’s energy ministry said, as protests against austerity measures convulse the country.
Turkish Defense Ministry says preparations complete for Syria offensive
All preparations for a possible military operation into northeastern Syria are completed, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a Twitter post late on Monday.
Billions of euros of EU funds misspent last year: auditors
More than 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) of European Union funds were misspent last year, EU auditors estimated in a report released on Tuesday, which highlighted poor checks in receiving states on how the bloc’s funds are invested.
Turkey ‘as of now’ has not begun offensive in Syria: Senior U.S. official
Turkey does not appear “as of now” to have begun its expected incursion into northern Syria, a senior Trump administration official said on Monday.
Trump threatens Turkey with ‘extremely decimated economy’ over Syria
President Donald Trump on Monday launched a harsh attack on NATO ally Turkey, threatening to destroy its economy if Ankara takes a planned military strike in Syria too far, even though the U.S. leader himself has opened the door for a Turkish incursion…
Trump says he warned Erdogan not to hurt U.S. service members in Syria
President Donald Trump said on Monday he warned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of “big trouble” if any U.S. service members in the part of Syria that Turkey has threatened to invade get hurt.
