U.S.’s Pompeo, Mnuchin, Bolton to brief media on Tuesday: White House
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House national security adviser John Bolton will hold a media briefing at 1:30 p.m. (1730 GMT) on Tuesday, the White House said.
Bulgarian official charged with espionage for Russia
Bulgarian prosecutors charged the head of a non-governmental organization (NGO) on Tuesday with spying for Russia as part of a scheme they said aimed to draw Bulgaria away from its Western allies and toward Moscow.
New EU commissioner Goulard heard by French police: source
The European Commission’s new internal market commissionner Sylvie Goulard was questioned by French police on Tuesday as part of an investigation into fictional jobs at the European Parliament, a police source told Reuters.
Polish coast guard boards Greenpeace ship in coal protest
Armed Polish border guards boarded a Greenpeace ship blocking a delivery of coal in the port of Gdansk late on Monday and detained two activists, officials said on Tuesday.
Election looms in Spain as Socialists’ talks with Podemos stall
Spain stood on the brink of a repeat election on Tuesday after the Socialists and far-left Unidas Podemos said they had made no progress in a new round of talks aimed at overcoming differences to strike a government deal.
Mexican corruption watchdog investigates head of national power utility
Mexico has opened an investigation into the assets of Manuel Bartlett, head of the national electricity company CFE, according to the Public Administration Ministry, which investigates complaints against public servants.
Deal or no-deal, Brexit’s puppet master has more strings to pull
Boxed in by parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s next move on the Brexit chessboard will most likely be played with the ruthless bravura that his senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, built his reputation on.
UK business department says a quarter of its staff are working on Brexit
Around a quarter of staff at Britain’s business department are working on the country’s exit from the European Union, the department said in response to a Freedom of Information request.
U.S. says Iran’s failure to address IAEA concerns ‘unacceptable’
The United States on Tuesday said it was “totally unacceptable” for Iran to drag its feet in cooperating with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, which is seeking answers to issues that diplomats say include the discovery of uranium traces at an undeclared site…
At least 31 die during stampede at Ashura rituals in Iraq’s Kerbala
At least 31 people died and another 102 were wounded on Tuesday during the Shi’ite Muslim religious rituals of Ashura in Iraq’s southern holy city of Kerbala, in what officials at its Imam Hussein shrine described as a stampede.
