Russian lawmakers seek to stamp out banned content in emails
Russian lawmakers floated draft legislation on Tuesday that would prohibit email service providers from circulating messages containing banned content and also require email accounts to be linked to their user’s mobile phone number.
Ethiopia federal forces take over security in protest-hit region: Fana
Ethiopian federal authorities temporarily took over security in a region where at least 17 people were killed in clashes between security forces and activists seeking a new autonomous enclave for the Sidama community, a broadcaster reported on Tuesday….
Kenyan finance minister denies corruption charges, given bail
Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to corruption charges over the award of two dam tenders, in an unprecedented legal move against a sitting minister in a country notorious for graft.
Put the prosecco on ice: Italy’s farmers fear Johnson ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Italy’s farmers lost no time on Tuesday in warning that a ‘no-deal’ Brexit as threatened by incoming British prime minister Boris Johnson could cost them dear.
Britain’s new leader Johnson:’We are going to get Brexit done’
Boris Johnson, the Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by the end of October, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winning the leadership of the Conservative Party on Tuesday.
UK’s Johnson will appoint David Frost as EU adviser: report
Incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson will appoint David Frost as European Union sherpa and adviser on Europe, a Daily Telegraph reporter cited unidentified sources as indicating.
Trump hopes to decide soon on when to release Mideast peace plan: envoy
U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to decide soon on when to release a plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians that “will not be ambiguous,” his Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.
Libya seizes Italian fishing vessel: Italy’s Foreign Ministry
The Libyan coastguard has seized an Italian fishing vessel, Italy’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Greta Thunberg to French MPs: you can ignore children, not scientists
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday it was ok for some members of the French parliament to ignore her and other children’s warnings about global warming but she implored them to listen to scientists.
EU warns incoming British PM Johnson it won’t change Brexit terms
The European Union congratulated incoming British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday but warned of “challenging times ahead” and ruled out heeding his election pledge to renegotiate Brexit.
