As D-Day landings fade from memory, a veteran grapples with violence of war
Leon Gautier landed on Sword Beach in a hail of enemy fire on June 6, 1944, one of the first wave of French commandos to storm the Normandy beachfront defended by Hitler’s troops. Seventy-five years on, he still grapples with the memories.
Britain’s May offers ‘new deal’ to try to break Brexit deadlock
Prime Minister Theresa May set out on Tuesday a “new deal” for Britain’s departure from the European Union, offering parliament sweeteners including the chance to vote on whether to hold a second referendum to try to break the impasse over Brexit.
U.S. must ensure access to safe abortions: U.N. rights office
The United Nations human rights office called on U.S. authorities on Tuesday to ensure that women have access to safe abortions, saying bans lead to risky underground abortions that can endanger a woman’s life.
Austrian far right crashes out of government as president backs Kurz
The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) quit Austria’s coalition government on Tuesday after the president sided with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and sacked the hardline FPO interior minister, paving the way for a caretaker government.
Serbia introduces life sentences without parole for most serious crimes
The Serbian parliament on Tuesday adopted amendments to the criminal code which raise sentences for some serious crimes to life imprisonment.
Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez slams graft trial as political ‘smokescreen’
Argentina’s populist ex-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, due in court on Tuesday to face accusations of corruption, slammed the trial as a political “smokescreen” aimed at hurting her campaign for vice president in national elections this year…
French woman sues Boeing seeking at least $276 million over Ethiopian crash
A French woman whose husband was killed in the March crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner in Ethiopia has filed a U.S. lawsuit against the planemaker seeking at least $276 million in damages, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
Factbox: What would a UK Labour Party government nationalize, and how?
Britain’s opposition Labour Party wants to nationalize energy and water infrastructure if it can oust Prime Minister Theresa May’s ruling Conservatives from power, reversing decades of pro-privatization public policy.
Iran’s president says Trump has stepped back from threats against Tehran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called the U.S. administration “novice politicians with naive ideas”, saying President Donald Trump had stepped back from his threats against Tehran after military aides advised him against a war with the Islamic Republ…
Iraq sending teams to Tehran, Washington to calm tensions: prime minister
Iraq will send delegations to Washington and Tehran to help “halt tension” amid fears of a confrontation between the United States and Iran in the Middle East, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday.
