Britain’s Labour meets to decide stance on second Brexit referendum
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party meets on Tuesday to hammer out its position on whether to demand a second referendum on any Brexit deal as part of its campaign for the European parliament election next month.
Italy’s Berlusconi hospitalized but vows to resume campaign
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized with severe kidney pain on Tuesday but his political party said the 82-year-old planned to quickly resume campaigning for European Parliament elections due next month.
Erdogan says F-35 project would collapse without Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that an F-35 fighter jet project would collapse if Turkey did not participate, and that it would be an injustice to exclude Ankara over its plan to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system.
Italian ex-PM Berlusconi hospitalized with abdominal pain: source
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was taken by ambulance to Milan’s San Raffaele hospital suffering abdominal pain on Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation said.
Departing Japanese Emperor Akihito thanks the people, prays for peace
Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final remarks as his three-decade reign drew to a close on Tuesday, thanked the people for their support and expressed hope for a peaceful future.
Former Italian PM Berlusconi hospitalized: report
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was taken by ambulance to Milan’s San Raffaele hospital on Tuesday, newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on its website.
Emperor Akihito thanks Japanese people in farewell remarks
Following are remarks by Japanese Emperor Akihito at his abdication ceremony on Tuesday in the Imperial Palace’s Matsu no ma, or Hall of Pine.
Algerian ex-PM in court for corruption probe: Ennahar TV
Algeria’s ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia appeared in court as part of a corruption probe, private channel Ennahar TV reported on Tuesday.
Cambridge to study how it profited from Atlantic slavery
The University of Cambridge said on Tuesday it would conduct a two-year academic study of how it benefited from or validated the Atlantic slave trade and other forms of coerced labor during the colonial era.
Japan’s Akihito, in final words as emperor, thanks the public, prays for peace
Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final remarks as his three-decade reign drew to a close on Tuesday, thanked the people for their support and expressed hope for a peaceful future.
