Myanmar can start new chapter after freeing Reuters journalists: UK’s Hunt
Britain welcomed Myanmar’s release of two Reuters journalists on Tuesday after more than 500 days in jail, a step that Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said could open a new chapter in relations.
Macron camp seeks reset after EU campaign ‘false start’
A series of missteps by Emmanuel Macron’s lead candidate for European Parliament elections has unsettled the French president’s camp barely three weeks before the vote, which Macron sees as crucial for French influence in Europe.
Guatemala prosecutors probe presidential candidate, lawmakers over graft
Guatemalan prosecutors have launched an investigation into a presidential candidate, six lawmakers and a cabinet minister on suspicion of corruption, the U.N.-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) said late on Monday.
Turkish opposition confident of winning Istanbul poll re-run, lira sinks again
Turkey’s main opposition party said on Tuesday its candidate for Istanbul mayor would again contest and win the post, after the election board ordered a re-run of the city election in a ruling that has spooked investors and drawn European criticism.
Catalonia’s Puigdemont urges Pedro Sanchez to be open to dialogue
Catalonia’s former separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday urged Pedro Sanchez, the winner of Spain’s parliamentary election last month, to be open to dialogue with the independence movement but declined to say if his party would back him in par…
Northern Ireland parties launch new bid to form government
The leaders of Northern Ireland’s main political parties met for talks on Tuesday in their first attempt in more than a year to restore the British region’s devolved government, which has been frozen since early 2017.
UK PM May regrets Britain will hold European elections – spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May regrets that Britain will hold European Parliament elections and is determined to find a way to get a Brexit deal through, her spokesman said on Wednesday.
Trump supports plan for humanitarian food aid to North Korea: Yonhap
South Korea said that U.S. President Donald Trump supports the country’s plan to provide humanitarian food aid to North Korea, Yonhap reported on Tuesday.
As Venezuela tensions mount, U.S. to deploy hospital ship to region
As tensions with Venezuela mount, the United States is planning to announce on Tuesday the deployment of a military hospital ship to the region, U.S. officials say, in the latest sign of the Pentagon’s limited, and targeted, involvement in the crisis.
Iran to announce “diminished commitments” to nuclear deal on Wednesday: state media
Iran’s Foreign Ministry will announce Tehran’s “diminished commitments” to the 2015 nuclear deal to envoys of the accord’s five remaining signatories on Wednesday, and President Hassan Rouhani is to send a letter, state media said on Tuesday.
