UK’s Johnson will act if court says parliament suspension was unlawful: lawyer
A lawyer for the British government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that if it ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit was unlawful, he would take action to remedy the situation.
Former Italy PM Renzi leads breakaway from PD, still backs government
Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced on Tuesday he was leaving the center-left Democratic Party (PD) to set up his own party, in a move that raised tensions in the new ruling coalition and could undermine its stability.
Thai PM defends police monitoring of Muslim university students
Thailand’s prime minister on Tuesday defended police for requesting information about minority Muslim students from universities around the country, after criticism of the move as discriminatory and illegal.
Mexico to keep fuel prices stable despite Saudi attacks: president
Mexico’s government will uphold its pledge to keep fuel prices stable and has gasoline supplies secured despite attacks on Saudi oil sites, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday.
Iran rules out talks as Trump blames Tehran for Saudi oil attack
Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday ruled out talks with Washington after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for a crippling attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities.
Kuwait foreign minister calls on armed forces to be on high alert: KUNA
Kuwait’s foreign minister called on the country’s armed forces to be on high alert and prepared to confront any incident that may destabilize the country’s security, state news agency KUNA reported on Tuesday.
Ukraine leader orders probe after home of ex-central bank chief torched
Ukraine’s president called on Tuesday for a full investigation into an arson attack that has raised political tensions in a dispute over the IMF-backed nationalization of the country’s largest lender PrivatBank.
Russian celebrities demand release of actor jailed over protest
Many Russian celebrities took to social media on Tuesday to condemn what they said was the brazenly unjust jailing of a novice actor over an opposition protest and demanded that the authorities release him from prison.
Russia detains two North Korean vessels after attack: TASS
Russian border guards detained two North Korean racketeering vessels in Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan after one of them attacked a Russian patrol ship, the TASS news agency cited the FSB security service as saying on Tuesday.
Warning of election ‘disaster,’ Israel’s Netanyahu battles for survival
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu battled for his political survival in the final hours of a close-run election on Tuesday, urging voters to support him to avert a “disaster”.
