Spain’s Podemos says will analyze Socialist’s government proposals but must be willing to share power
Spain’s Unidas Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias on Tuesday said widely-leaked policy proposals to be unveiled by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez were interesting but insisted that Sanchez’s Socialists must be willing to share power with them.
Goldman Sachs raises ‘no deal’ Brexit chances as general election looms
Goldman Sachs has raised its estimate for the likelihood Britain will crash out of the European Union without a deal to 25% from 20% citing the prolonged suspension of Parliament, as lawmakers decide the fate of the government’s Brexit plans.
Russian blogger jailed for five years over Tweet advocating violence: RIA
A Russian court sentenced a blogger to five years in jail on Tuesday after finding him guilty of calling for violence against the children of police officers in a post on Twitter, the RIA news agency reported.
Italian parties agree policy agenda to form new government
Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and center-left Democratic Party (PD) unveiled a shared policy program on Tuesday to serve as the basis of a new coalition government, putting a more expansionary 2020 budget at the top of their agenda.
Singapore hotels see best month in years amid Hong Kong turmoil
Singapore’s hotel occupancy rates have climbed to their highest in over a decade as travelers and business events switched from Hong Kong, where pro-democracy protests have slammed tourist numbers and wider business sentiment.
China says Hong Kong’s status as part of China not up for discussion
Hong Kong’s status as a Chinese territory is not up for discussion and Beijing will not sit idly by if the situation there endangers national security, China’s Hong Kong affairs office said on Tuesday.
Britain’s Hammond: We have the numbers to defeat Johnson on Brexit
An alliance of opposition parties and rebel Conservative lawmakers should have the numbers to defeat Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Brexit on Tuesday, former British finance minister Philip Hammond said.
UK’s Farage says PM Johnson does not want a no-deal Brexit
The leader of the Brexit Party Nigel Farage said he did not trust Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take Britain out of the European Union without a deal and so would struggle to strike an electoral pact with him.
Letter threatening to hunt Koreans sent to South Korean embassy in Japan: media
A letter threatening to hunt Koreans and containing what appeared to be a bullet has been sent to the South Korean embassy in Japan amid worsening ties between the Asian neighbors, Japanese media said on Tuesday.
China says lodges stern representations to the U.S. on Xinjiang
China said on Tuesday it has lodged stern representations with the United States about comments made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on China’s far western region of Xinjiang.
