UK PM candidate Gove: Britain must leave the EU before holding election
Britain must leave the European Union before holding another national election, Michael Gove, a candidate to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Tuesday, because there is the risk of a Labour government and no Brexit.
U.S. Supreme Court takes up Mexican border shooting dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether the family of a Mexican teenager fatally shot while on Mexican soil by a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fired from across the border in Texas can pursue a civil rights lawsuit in American courts….
Satellite images show fields in northwest Syria on fire
New satellite images show fields, orchards and olive groves burning in northwest Syria, where the army has waged an assault against rebels in their last major stronghold.
Finland’s coalition parties agree spending boost
The five Finnish parties in talks to form a new government plan to increase public spending by 1.2 billion euros over four years, Finland’s likely next prime minister Antti Rinne told reporters on Tuesday.
EU’s Juncker says EU will not renegotiate Brexit withdrawal deal
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday that the European Union was not willing to renegotiate the withdrawal deal struck with the British government, but rejected three times by Britain’s parliament.
Rights group accuses Egyptian forces of war crimes in Sinai
Egyptian security forces have committed widespread abuses against civilians in northern Sinai, some of which amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
Turkish military strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq
Turkey’s military dropped commandos on mountain ridges in a new operation against Kurdish militants based over the border in northern Iraq, the defense ministry said on Tuesday.
Merkel, Macron clash in search of “Mr or Ms Europe”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron disagreed on Tuesday over who should be the next chief of the European Commission as EU leaders met to begin bargaining over candidates for the bloc’s top jobs in the next five years….
U.S. to boycott flagship Russian investment forum over detained investor
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman will boycott a flagship investor forum in St Petersburg this summer to protest against Moscow’s prosecution of prominent U.S. investor Michael Calvey, a State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Washington warns Hong Kong to watch for vessel carrying Iranian oil
The United States has warned Hong Kong to be on alert for a vessel carrying Iranian petroleum that may seek to stop in the Asia financial hub, and said that any entity providing services to the vessel will be violating U.S. sanctions.
