Belgian ex-king submits paternity test sample after court order
Belgium’s former king has submitted a DNA sample demanded from a woman who says she is his daughter after a court ordered him to pay 5,000 euros ($5,586) a day if he failed to do so.
Iran deputy foreign minister says ready for dialogue with Gulf Arab countries: statement
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that his country was ready to engage in dialogue with Gulf Arab countries in order to address escalating tensions in the region.
Iran has sapped U.S. capacity for war: Revolutionary Guards chief
Iran’s “absolute power” in its region has sapped the capacity of arch-enemy the United States to wage war against it, the commander of its elite Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday, according to semi-official Mehr news agency.
Greek PM to propose early vote on July 7: government spokesman
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants a snap poll to take place in early July to avoid disrupting university entrance examinations, the government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Ukraine and IMF to prepare new aid programme after election: presidential official
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to prepare a new aid programme to be ready after a snap parliamentary election in July, top presidential official Oleksandr Danylyuk said on Tuesday.
British ex-spy will not talk to U.S. prosecutor examining Trump probe origins: source
The former British spy who produced a dossier describing alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia will not cooperate with a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to review how the investigations of Trump and his 2016 election c…
Italy’s Salvini says need to change ‘defeated’ EU budget rules
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday European Union budget rules should be changed because they were rejected by voters in European parliamentary elections.
East Congo villagers kill Ebola health worker, loot clinic
A mob in eastern Congo killed an Ebola health worker and looted a clinic, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, underscoring a breakdown in public trust that is hampering efforts to contain the deadly virus.
EU tells Britain: There will be no renegotiation of Brexit deal
The European Union will not renegotiate the Brexit deal that Prime Minister Theresa May agreed, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday, as concerns grew that a successor to May could trigger a confrontation with the bloc.
Cooks, crooks and videotape: Europe’s new lawmakers
From a TV chef and stand-up comic to a man in jail and a former prime minister famed for raunchy mansion parties, the new European Parliament features no shortage of less than run-of-the-mill lobby fodder.
