Juncker regrets EU silence on Brexit campaign “lies”
Jean-Claude Juncker thinks heeding David Cameron’s request to stay silent while Brexit campaigners told “lies” before Britain’s 2016 referendum was the biggest mistake he has made as EU chief executive.
Afghan civilians killed in air strikes on Taliban drug labs, local officials say
Air strikes in western Afghanistan this week destroyed a number of Taliban drug labs and also killed dozens of civilians, according to reports from local officials that were rejected by the Afghan government.
With low expectations, UK Conservatives and Labour resume Brexit talks
Britain’s Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party resumed Brexit talks on Tuesday to try to find a way to break the deadlock in parliament over the country’s departure from the European Union.
British soldier killed in counter poaching operation in Malawi – UK defense ministry
A British soldier has been killed while taking part in counter poaching operations in Malawi, Britain’s defense ministry said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Images show construction on China’s third and largest aircraft carrier – analysts
Construction of China’s first full-sized aircraft carrier is well under way, according to satellite images obtained and analyzed by a U.S. think tank.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo’s visit to London is going ahead, embassy says
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to London is going ahead this week after he canceled a visit to Berlin, a spokesman for U.S. embassy in London said.
U.N. seeks release of thousands of migrants held in Yemen
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on Tuesday for the release of more than 3,000 migrants, mainly Ethiopians, who it said remain held in inhumane conditions in two detention centers in southern Yemen.
Singapore opposition echoes public calls to scrap proposed fake news law
Singapore’s lone opposition party, which only holds six of 89 seats in parliament, will oppose a controversial fake news bill, its leader said on Tuesday, echoing public calls for its withdrawal but unable to make any difference.
France’s Macron concerned by Syrian strikes in Idlib
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concern on Tuesday over Syrian government strikes carried out in Idlib and he called for a U.N.-backed political resolution to the war.
Living in the ruins of Aleppo’s old frontline
When Hassan Ahmed al-Aoul looks from his balcony in the historic Syrian city of Aleppo, little meets his gaze but ruins – great mounds of rubble where his neighbors’ houses used to stand near an old frontline.
