Deputy head of presidential office may serve as Ukraine’s next premier
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s political party is considering Oleksiy Honcharuk, a deputy head of the presidential office, as its nominee for prime minister, one of the party’s lawmakers said on Tuesday.
Russia denies visas to two U.S. senators, amid G7 tensions
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said Russia refused to grant them visas for a visit to Moscow next week, amid disagreement within Washington and among U.S. allies over whether the country should be readmitted to the Group of Seven.
Norway urges its companies in Brazil to safeguard the Amazon
Norway, until recently the main donor to a fund to curb Amazonian deforestation, on Tuesday called on Norwegian companies active in Brazil to ensure they do not contribute to the destruction of the rainforest.
Brazil’s neighbors call for meeting and Amazon pact as fires rage
Peru and Colombia called on Tuesday on fellow Amazonian countries to attend a presidential meeting next month on the forest fires raging in Brazil and Bolivia and to forge a pact to protect the world’s largest tropical forest.
U.S. State Department OKs missile sale to Japan worth $3.3 billion
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of missiles to Japan with an estimated cost of $3.3 billion, a Pentagon agency said on Tuesday.
Canadian court grants new trial to two men charged with attempted train bombing
Two men found guilty of terrorism charges in 2015 for an attempted bombing aimed at derailing a VIA Rail passenger train two years earlier, have been granted a new trial, a provincial court in Canada said on Tuesday.
Italy close to new government as Trump backs Conte’s return as PM
The two parties trying to form a new Italian government appeared close to a coalition deal on Tuesday, cheering financial markets as well as U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he hoped Giuseppe Conte would be reinstated as prime minister.
France postpones announcement on its EU commissioner candidate
The French government has postponed an announcement, originally scheduled for Tuesday, naming its candidate to serve in the next European Commission, the president’s office said.
U.S. hopes South Korea and Japan can rebuild ties from ‘rock bottom’
The United States hopes a damaging row between the leaders of U.S. allies South Korea and Japan has hit rock bottom but believes recent military exercises by Seoul have not helped, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.
UK’s Johnson tells Juncker no Brexit deal if backstop remains
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker by phone on Tuesday that there was no prospect of a Brexit deal unless the Irish border backstop was abolished, his office said.
