UK would need all its fiscal headroom, and more, for a no-deal Brexit: Hammond
Britain would need to spend all its existing, 27 billion-pound ($34 billion) “fiscal headroom” and more to offset the impact on the economy of a no-deal Brexit, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday.
UK’s Boris Johnson: I am like a lightsaber-wielding Jedi Knight
Boris Johnson, the favorite to become Britain’s next prime minister, said he identified closely with the Jedi Knights – the lightsaber-wielding mythical warrior monks of the Star Wars movies.
Macron proposes Lagarde to head ECB in push to end EU jobs deadlock
French President Emmanuel Macron sought to break a deadlock over the EU’s top jobs on Tuesday by proposing France’s Christine Lagarde, now head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to lead the European Central Bank (ECB), diplomatic sources said.
Tanker blast at Turkish port kills one Italian crew, operations continue
An explosion on an LPG tanker killed an Italian crew member and injured 15 others at the port of Aliaga in Turkey’s western Izmir province late on Monday but work at the petrochemical plant has continued, its operator said.
Diplomats: Europeans keen to avoid sending Iran nuclear case to back U.N. for now
France urged Iran on Tuesday to reverse its first major breach of a nuclear pact with world powers as European states signaled they would not seek to reimpose U.N. sanctions – for now.
China says Turkey president offered support over restive Xinjiang
Turkey recognizes the fact that the people of China’s Xinjiang lead happy lives, Chinese state media on Tuesday cited Turkish President Tayip Erdogan as saying, a region where China has been running a controversial de-radicalization scheme.
Sri Lanka police chief, ex-defence secretary arrested over bombings
Sri Lankan police on Tuesday arrested their own chief and the former defense secretary for failing to prevent attacks on churches and luxury hotels that killed more than 250 people in April, a police spokesman said.
Britain rejects Chinese view of Hong Kong declaration as ‘historic document’
Britain rejects China’s assertion that their joint declaration on the governance of Hong Kong is a historic document which is no longer valid, junior foreign minister Alan Duncan said on Tuesday.
European powers won’t trigger Iran deal dispute mechanism for now: diplomats
Britain, France and Germany will not for the moment trigger a dispute resolution mechanism enshrined in the 2015 Iran nuclear accord that could lead to the reimposition of United Nations sanctions, two European diplomats said.
Suspect in German politician’s murder retracts confession: lawyer
The man charged with the murder last month of pro-immigration German politician Walter Luebcke has retracted his confession, his new lawyer said on Tuesday.
