Mexico must bolster southern border to address migration: foreign minister
Mexico must expand migration facilities on its southern border with Guatemala to ensure it makes a success of a deal struck last week with the United States to reduce migrant flows, Mexico’s foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday.
Trump says more to come in U.S.-Mexico deal despite denials
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said part of the migrant deal with Mexico announced over the weekend had yet to be made public, despite denials by top Mexican officials.
Court orders Polish Church to hand over paedophilia file
A Polish court has ordered church authorities to hand over to prosecutors classified files regarding a paedophilia case, in a rare example of a clash between the state and the powerful Catholic Church in deeply devout Poland.
Oxfam criticized by UK regulator over Haiti sex abuse scandal
British charity Oxfam failed in its response to allegations of sexual abuse by aid workers in Haiti, tolerated poor behavior and broke promises to meet safeguarding standards, a report by the UK charities’ regulator said on Tuesday.
Kremlin says idea of Putin-Trump meeting at G20 in Japan up in air
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a U.S. idea for President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at a meeting of the G20 in Japan later this month was hanging in the air and that there were no discussions on specifics yet.
Spain’s Socialists, far-left agree to cooperate in government
Spain’s Socialists agreed on Tuesday to cooperate on forming a government with far-left party Podemos, stopping short of announcing a coalition as they explore a combination of options for securing a majority in parliament.
Hong Kong braces for new mass protests against planned extraditions to China
Hong Kong braced for strikes, transport go-slows and another mass demonstration in protest against a proposed extradition law that would allow people to be sent to China for trial, as the Chinese-ruled city’s leader vowed defiance.
Rohingya Muslims found stranded on Thai island: officials
A fishing boat carrying more than 60 Rohingya Muslims was found beached on an island in southern Thailand on Tuesday, officials said.
Ukraine President asks MPs to sack Prosecutor, appoint foreign minister
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked parliament to sack General Prosecutor Yuri Lutshenko and to appoint a former Ukrainian envoy to NATO, Vadym Prystaiko, as new foreign minister, a presidential official said on Tuesday.
With a sensible Brexit, Leadsom hopes to become Britain’s PM
Andrea Leadsom believes her pitch for a sensible Brexit will not only break the impasse over Britain’s departure from the European Union but also open the door to Downing Street for her to become prime minister.
