Arrests, threats reported ahead of China’s Tiananmen anniversary: U.N.
The United Nations human rights office told Reuters on Tuesday that it had received reports alleging that a number of Chinese citizens had been detained or threatened ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Trump views rare copy of U.S. Declaration of Independence with UK PM May
U.S. President Donald Trump was shown a handwritten parchment copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence – one of only two known to exist – during a visit to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office on Tuesday.
Hong Kong pupils petition against extradition bill as protests build
Thousands of Hong Kong secondary school students are expected to boost numbers at a large rally being planned for Sunday to block sweeping legal changes that would allow fugitives captured in the city to be sent mainland China for trial.
UK PM candidate Cleverly withdraws from leadership race
British Conservative lawmaker James Cleverly said on Tuesday he had withdrawn from the race to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May.
French weapons sales to Saudi jumped 50 percent last year
France’s weapons sales to Saudi Arabia rose 50 pct in 2018 despite the government calling for an end to the “dirty war” in Yemen, figures released on Tuesday showed.
Syrian fighters burning crops, using food as “weapon of war”: U.N.
Fighters have set fire to thousands of acres of wheat and other crops in northwest Syria in a campaign that has turned food supplies in a “weapon of war” and forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Kremlin dismisses Trump tweet on alleged Venezuela withdrawal
The Kremlin said on Tuesday it didn’t know where U.S. President Donald Trump had got the idea Moscow had removed most of its military specialists from Venezuela, who it said continued to work there.
UK’s Hammond tells Trump: U.S. and UK share interest in stable world trading system: source
British finance minister Philip Hammond told U.S. President Donald Trump that their two countries had a shared interest in maintaining the stability of the world’s trading systems, a source close to him said on Tuesday.
Trump promises Britain a substantial post-Brexit trade deal as protesters gather
Donald Trump promised Britain a substantial post-Brexit trade deal with the United States on Tuesday, quipping to outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May that she should stick around to clinch it though she is due to step down in two days’ time.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls Trump a “poster boy for the far-right”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Tuesday Donald Trump was a poster boy for far-right activists all over the world, continuing a long-running spat with the U.S. President.
