Trump cites intelligence that China moving troops to Hong Kong border
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, citing U.S. intelligence, said China’s government was moving troops to its border with Hong Kong and he urged calm as clashes continued between protesters and authorities in the former British colony.
Italy’s Salvini accepts cutting lawmakers, if followed by instant vote
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday he would accept a proposal by ruling coalition partner the 5-Star Movement to slash the number of members of parliament, as long as elections were held immediately afterwards.
More Britons support ‘Brexit by any means’ than oppose it, poll shows
(In August 12 story corrects headline and lead to remove reference to majority, adds further details on poll in paragraph 4 and 6)
Clashes at Hong Kong airport; U.N. urges restraint over protests
Protesters clashed with police at Hong Kong’s international airport on Tuesday evening after flights were disrupted for a second day, plunging the former British colony deeper into turmoil.
China tells U.S. to back off after lawmakers condemn Hong Kong violence
China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday told the United States to stay out of its internal affairs after some U.S. lawmakers, including House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, condemned what they called acts of violence by police against protesters in Hong Kong.
Merkel promises to meet defense spending target amid U.S. criticism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she was taking Berlin’s commitment toward its NATO allies seriously to further increase defense spending toward the agreed target.
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family
Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has rejected a proposal to secure her release from prison in exchange for a video statement denying reports she was tortured in custody, her family said on Tuesday.
Trump hopes ‘tough’ Hong Kong situation will work out ‘for liberty’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the situation in Hong Kong was very tough, but he hoped it would work out without anyone getting hurt and “for liberty.”
Mexican judge orders former cabinet minister held in corruption case
A Mexican judge has ordered former cabinet minister Rosario Robles detained pending criminal proceedings involving the disappearance of public funds, a lawyer for Robles said on Tuesday, in a case hailed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as part…
Moscow court allows opposition candidate to run after protest: TASS
The Moscow city court cancelled a decision by an election commission to bar a Russian opposition candidate, Sergei Mitrokhin, from running in a municipal election in September, TASS news agency reported.
