DUP says more work needed on PM Johnson’s Brexit plan, gaps remain
The small Northern Irish party supporting Britain’s minority government said further work was required on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal because gaps remain over what they can sign up to.
Mexican Senate set to pass bill to legalize marijuana in next few days
Mexico’s Senate will vote for a bill to fully legalize marijuana in the next few days, a key lawmaker told Reuters, marking a major step toward changing the country’s approach to the drug by removing it as a source of income for violent drug gangs.
Dutch police discover five siblings locked away for years on farm
Five siblings and a man believed to be their father were receiving medical treatment after Dutch police acting on a tip discovered them locked away in a secret room at an isolated farm, officials in the Netherlands said on Tuesday.
‘Show of force’ in Syria after Turkish-backed fighters came close to U.S. troops: official
U.S. military aircraft carried out a “show of force” in Syria after Turkish-backed fighters came in close proximity to American forces during a Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria, a U.S. official told Reuters.
Pence will urge Syria ceasefire in Thursday meeting with Turkey’s Erdogan: White House
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday in Ankara, where he will urge Turkey to reach an immediate ceasefire in Syria and to work towards a negotiated settlement, the White House said on Tuesday.
UK’s Johnson to meet party lawmakers on Wednesday night
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to address a meeting of his lawmakers from the Conservative Party on Wednesday evening, the chief political correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reported.
Russia says ‘unacceptable’ Turkish incursion into Syria must be temporary
Russia called Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria “unacceptable” and said on Tuesday the operation had to be limited in time and scale, a rare broadside that suggests Moscow’s patience with Ankara is wearing thin.
New clashes in Barcelona between separatist protesters and police
New clashes erupted between Catalan pro-independence demonstrators and riot police in the center of Barcelona late on Tuesday in tense protests over the jailing of nine separatists by the Supreme Court over a 2017 independence bid.
Clashes erupt in Barcelona as Catalans keep up pressure for split from Spain
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Barcelona and some clashed with police on Tuesday in a second day of protests over the jailing of nine Catalan separatists by the supreme court for their role in a failed 2017 secession bid.
Bulgaria frees Australian convict Palfreeman from detention center
The Bulgarian government released Australian Jock Palfreeman, who was convicted of murder in 2009, from an immigration detention center on Tuesday, more than three weeks after a court granted parole and caused political controversy.
