EU-backed group urges no escalation of tensions in Venezuela
The EU-backed International Contact Group on Venezuela on Tuesday said it was essential to avoid escalating tensions in Venezuela, and that a resolution to the political and economic crisis in the country should be pursued via elections.
Former head of Ethiopian intelligence charged in absentia
(The May 7 story was refiled to correct the former Prime Minister’s ethnic group in paragraph 8)
U.S. Democrats question Trump administration over Ukraine ambassador
Two senior U.S. Democrats questioned President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday over the departure of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine months before the end of her expected three years in Kiev.
We’ll stay close, Britain’s Prince Charles tells Germans
Ties between Britain and Germany will remain close in the future, Prince Charles told an audience in Berlin, in a clear reference to ongoing uncertainty over Britain’s looming departure from the European Union.
France suggests sanctions could be reimposed if Iran reneges on deal
International sanctions could be reimposed on Iran if it reneges on commitments under its nuclear deal, sources at the French presidency said on Tuesday, after Tehran said it would scale back its compliance a year after Washington pulled out.
UK Conservatives’ Brexit talks with Labour ‘constructive and detailed’
Talks held on Tuesday between Britain’s Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party aimed at breaking the impasse over Brexit were “constructive and detailed”, a Downing Street spokesman said.
Canada seeks to address U.S. complaints about bidding process for fighter jets: source
Canada’s government is trying to address complaints about its military procurement process that have prompted threats from Washington to block Ottawa from buying Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35, the Canadian air force’s preferred option for its new fighter…
Ugandan journalists reassigned after government upset by opposition coverage
More than a dozen Ugandan media outlets said on Tuesday that they will reassign senior journalists in response to government complaints over coverage of opposition lawmaker and pop star Bobi Wine, prompting criticism that media freedoms are under attac…
As elections loom, Greece announces ‘relief measures’
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday announced tax cuts and pledged to reinstate a benefit for low income pensioners among other “relief measures”, weeks before municipal and European Parliament elections.
Venezuelan court asks pro-gov’t assembly to consider probing opposition lawmakers
Venezuela’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday it had asked the country’s Constituent Assembly, a pro-government legislative superbody, to determine whether to open criminal proceedings against seven opposition lawmakers.
