Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran will not abandon its missile program
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Tehran would not be “deceived” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer of negotiations and would not give up its missile program.
Don’t try our patience, North Korea tells U.S. a year after accord
North Korea warned the United States that agreements made between the two countries’ leaders in Singapore last year could be at risk, blaming the United States for undue pressure to denuclearize, state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday.
Portuguese police halt human trafficking network, 20 women freed
A human trafficking network, which forced vulnerable women into sex work across Europe, has been dismantled by Portuguese authorities following a six-month investigation backed by Europol, police said on Tuesday.
Trump says Republicans would be ‘foolish’ to block Mexican tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned fellow Republicans in Congress not to block his efforts to impose tariffs on Mexico as part of his broader immigration fight amid reports that lawmakers are considering steps to block his latest trade salvo…
Portugal seizes tonne of cocaine in Brazilian boat on high seas
Police seized over a tonne of cocaine worth some $49 million and arrested seven people aboard a Brazilian fishing boat in a drug bust on the high seas off Portugal backed up by international crime agencies, officials said on Tuesday.
Breakaway anti-Brexit UK lawmakers group split after election flop
A new British political grouping opposed to Brexit split on Tuesday only months after it was formed, deserted by more than half its lawmakers following a poor showing in European parliamentary elections.
Mexico’s deputy foreign minister Seade met Lighthizer over tariffs: staff member
Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister Jesus Seade met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Chamber of Commerce head Tom Donohue over a tariff and immigration dispute, a member of Seade’s staff said on Tuesday.
Shooter kills four in Australian city of Darwin
A gunman killed four people and wounded one in the Australian city of Darwin on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country’s most violent attacks in years.
Wobbly German coalition tries to show it can work after SPD crisis
The head of Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats insisted on Tuesday that Angela Merkel’s government could function despite a crisis consuming their Social Democrat partners but warned her party would not buckle to SPD demands.
Brexit party’s Farage arrives at ambassador’s residence where Trump staying: Reuters photographer
Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK’s Brexit party, arrived at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in London where President Donald Trump is staying during his state visit to Britain, a Reuters photographer at the scene said.
