Iran’s Zarif warns of risk from “extremist” individuals in U.S. government
Iran’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that “extremist individuals” in the U.S. government were pursuing dangerous policies, amid a war of words with Washington over sanctions.
Brexit talks doomed? Labour concerned May’s successor could ditch any deal
Britain’s opposition Labour Party has done all it can to reach a Brexit compromise with Prime Minister Theresa May but is deeply concerned a future Conservative leader could renege on any promises made by the current government.
Ministers agree UK must get Brexit law through by summer: PM’s spokesman
British ministers agreed on Tuesday to continue talks with the opposition Labour Party but underlined the government must get Brexit legislation passed before lawmakers go on their summer break, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said.
U.S. and Iran do not want war, Iraqi PM says
Neither the United States nor Iran want war and Iraq is in contact with both, Iraq’s state news agency INA quoted Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi as saying on Tuesday.
Spanish court says jailed Catalan separatists can be sworn in to parliament
Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that five Catalan separatist leaders can leave prison to be sworn in as lawmakers next Tuesday but said it would not halt the trial over their role in Catalonia’s independence bid in 2017.
U.N. says Hodeidah deployment “executed, partly as agreed” by parties
The United Nations on Tuesday said a redeployment by Yemen’s Houthi movement from three Red Sea ports had been carried out “partly as agreed” by warring parties, under a peace deal that it hopes will pave the way for wider peace talks.
Turkey and Russia discuss reducing tension in Syria’s Idlib
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Russian counterpart discussed ways to reduce tension in Syria’s Idlib province, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, after the biggest military escalation in northwest Syria in nearly a year.
Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong reappears in state media after illness
Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong, the architect of the Southeast Asian country’s corruption crackdown, made his first appearance in state media on Tuesday since falling ill a month ago.
Despite falling numbers, immigration remains divisive EU issue
Migrant arrivals to Italy have almost dried up, new asylum requests across the European Union have more than halved in three years and at the end of 2018, Hungary’s reception centers housed just three refugees.
Spain pulls frigate from U.S. Gulf mission amid differences over Iran
Spain has withdrawn a frigate from a U.S.-led naval group in the Gulf because it was now focusing on alleged threats from Iran rather than an agreed objective to mark an historic seafaring anniversary, the Spanish government said on Tuesday.
