Zimbabwe seeks $613 million aid from donors after drought, cyclone
Zimbabwe appealed on Tuesday for $613 million in aid from local and foreign donors to cover food imports and help with a humanitarian crisis after a severe drought and a cyclone that battered the east of the country.
Trump praises Egypt’s Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms
U.S. President Donald Trump praised his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as a “great president” on Tuesday, even as a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers raised concerns about Sisi’s record on human rights, efforts to keep him in office for …
UK PM May outlines to France’s Macron talks with opposition Labour Party
British Prime Minister Theresa May updated French President Emmanuel Macron on discussions with the opposition Labour Party aimed at finding a way out the Brexit impasse, her office said on Tuesday.
Dalai Lama, 83, hospitalized with chest infection
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was admitted to a New Delhi hospital on Tuesday with chest infection, an aide said, adding that the 83-year-old Buddhist monk was stable.
EU’s Tusk proposes Brexit delay up to 1 year, with early exit option
The chairman of European Union leaders Donald Tusk proposed on Tuesday to offer Britain an extension of the Brexit deadline by up to one year, with the option of leaving earlier, if only Britain ratifies the existing withdrawal agreement.
U.S. congressional committee leaders warn Turkey on F-35, S-400
The leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees warned Turkey on Tuesday that it risked tough sanctions if it pursued plans to purchase Russian S-400 missile defense systems, and they threatened further legislative action…
Israelis vote to decide on Netanyahu’s record reign
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to galvanize supporters into voting in Israel’s parliamentary election by playing up the prospects of his strongest rival, an ex-general who has pledged clean government, to deny him a fifth term.
UK, Dutch spy agencies curb intel flow to Austria over Russia ties: MP
British and Dutch spy agencies have heavily restricted the amount of intelligence they share with Austria, mainly because of ties between the ruling far-right Freedom Party and Russia, an Austrian opposition lawmaker said on Tuesday.
UK Labour sees no clear shift in May’s Brexit position
Britain’s opposition Labour Party said it had not yet seen a clear shift in Prime Minister Theresa May’s position after talks with the government on Tuesday aimed at finding a way out the Brexit impasse.
Suffering grows from Libya conflict, migrants moved
Casualties from the battle for Libya’s capital mounted on Tuesday and the United Nations moved dozens of migrants to safety from a detention center in the south of the city where fighting had raged nearby.
