Brexit minister Barclay tells Barnier UK will leave EU on Oct 31 with or without deal
The UK’s Brexit minister Stephen Barclay spoke to the European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Tuesday and told him he wants a deal but will leave the bloc on Oct. 31 with or without one.
Guatemalan villagers recognize viral photo of mother pleading at U.S. border
Lolinda Amaya cried last week when she saw a viral photograph of a Guatemalan mother imploring Mexico’s National Guard to let her enter the United States.
Cuba, battling economic crisis, imposes sweeping price controls
Communist-run Cuba on Tuesday imposed sweeping price controls on all state and private businesses as it battles a deepening economic crisis and mounting U.S. sanctions.
Second Ebola case detected in eastern Congo’s main city
A second case of Ebola was detected on Tuesday in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, a local health official said, increasing concern the virus could establish a foothold in the densely populated area close to the Rwandan border.
‘Five Eyes’ security alliance calls for access to encrypted material
The U.S.-led “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance said on Tuesday that tech firms must allow law enforcement agencies access to encrypted material, warning that failing to do so put people at risk.
Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council ask U.N. chief for Syria hospital attacks inquiry
Two-thirds of the United Nations Security Council – including the United States, Britain and France – asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday to investigate attacks on U.N.-supported medical facilities in northwest Syria, diplomats said.
Nicaragua grants citizenship to embattled ex-Salvadoran president
Former Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes has been granted Nicaraguan citizenship, according to a decree published on Tuesday in the Nicaraguan government registry, likely hobbling El Salvador’s efforts to bring him home to face charges of embezzlemen…
Trump says he will visit Poland
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would visit Poland, which is hosting events later this year in Warsaw to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Nazi invasion of the country during World War Two.
North Korea official tells U.S. counterpart talks to begin soon: senior U.S. official
A North Korean official told a White House National Security Council counterpart last week that working-level talks to revive denuclearization negotiations with North Korea would start very soon, a senior U.S. administration official said on Tuesday.
Costa Rica and Panama bust migrant-smuggling ring, arrest dozens
Costa Rican and Panamanian officials on Tuesday morning arrested nearly 50 people linked to an international network suspected of smuggling migrants through Central America and toward the United States, prosecutors said.
