Hundreds rally in Hong Kong in fresh protests against extradition bill
Hundreds braved thunderstorms in Hong Kong on Tuesday for a fresh wave of protests against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial, but the Chinese-ruled city’s leader said she would not back down.
UK’s Labour aim to seize parliamentary time to try to stop no-deal Brexit
Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday it would try to take control of the parliamentary agenda on June 25 to give lawmakers the chance to introduce legislation aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit.
Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson’s views on the EU
Boris Johnson, the front-runner to be Britain’s next prime minister, was the face of the official campaign to leave the European Union. But he has made contradictory statements in the past about the relationship he wants Britain to have with the world’…
Egypt, Jordan, Morocco to attend U.S.-led Palestinian conference: official
Egypt, Jordan and Morocco have informed the Trump administration they will attend a U.S.-led conference in Bahrain this month on proposals for boosting the Palestinian economy as part of a coming U.S. peace plan, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Colombian ex rebel takes congressional seat amid drug trafficking charges
A former commander of the Marxist FARC rebel group took his seat in congress on Tuesday, 11 days after being released from prison on drug trafficking charges that prevented him from being sworn in last year.
Trump stands by pledge that more to come in U.S.-Mexico deal
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his comments that part of the migrant deal with Mexico announced over the weekend had yet to be made public, even after Mexican officials unveiled new details of the agreement.
Russia suspends police officers over detention of journalist
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said on Tuesday that an internal inquiry into the detention last week of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was underway and that he had suspended the police officers involved.
Russia, in rare U-turn after public anger, drops case against journalist
Russian police abruptly dropped drugs charges on Tuesday against journalist Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who had alleged he was framed for his reporting and had threatened to stage a mass prote…
EU to clear up Swiss doubts on new treaty, seeks deal by June 18: letter
The European Union’s chief executive pledged on Tuesday to clear up Switzerland’s concerns about a draft treaty to govern ties so that Bern can endorse it by June 18 and allow the Swiss stock exchange to maintain access to the bloc’s markets.
Mexico to ramp up southern border infrastructure to tackle migration
Mexico must significantly improve border infrastructure on its southern frontier with Guatemala to make a success of a deal struck last week with the United States to reduce migration, Mexico’s foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday.
