U.S. advisor Bolton visits Ukraine to gauge new authorities
John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, said on Tuesday that he had traveled to Kiev to hear the priorities of the new government following the election of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Farage offers UK PM Johnson an electoral pact for no-deal Brexit
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage offered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson an electoral pact if he goes for a no-deal EU exit, but warned that if he tried to fudge Brexit then he would face a battle over every seat at the next election.
Russia flouted dead lawyer Magnitsky’s rights, says European court
Europe’s top human rights court rebuked Russia on Tuesday for multiple violations of the basic rights of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in a Moscow prison in 2009 after complaining of mistreatment.
Syrian Kurdish YPG has withdrawn from some border positions – Kurdish authority
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia has pulled forces and heavy weapons from some positions at the border with Turkey, showing its commitment to ongoing talks, the Kurdish-led authority running much of north and east Syria said.
Dutch PM Rutte tells Johnson EU remains open to ‘concrete proposals’
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday said he had spoken with his British counterpart Boris Johnson by phone about Britain’s likely departure from the European Union on Oct. 31.
Changes UK wants in Brexit deal relate to Irish border backstop: PM’s spokeswoman
The changes Britain is seeking to its divorce deal with the European Union relate to the Irish border backstop and alternatives to that policy should be discussed “without delay”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Norway nuclear monitor backtracks on theory of second Russia blast
Reports of a second blast from a deadly Russian rocket engine test may be wrong, and the signals could stem from unrelated mining activity, the Norwegian monitor that first presented the double explosion theory said.
EU’s Juncker, UK PM Johnson to hold phone call on Tuesday
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak on the phone on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for Juncker said.
Meeting Iran counterpart, Japan minister says he hopes to ease Mid-East tension
Japan will try to help ease tension in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Tuesday as he began a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Rain will not extinguish Amazon fires for weeks, weather experts say
Weak rainfall is unlikely to extinguish a record number of fires raging in Brazil’s Amazon anytime soon, with pockets of precipitation through Sept. 10 expected to bring only isolated relief, according to weather data and two experts.
