Putin declines to say if he wants Donald Trump to be re-elected
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday declined to say if he wanted to see U.S. President Donald Trump re-elected next year, citing a long list of disagreements with the Trump administration.
Suffering grows from Libya conflict, jihadists exploit vacuum
Casualties from the battle for Libya’s capital mounted on Tuesday while Islamic State killed three people in a desert town, illustrating how jihadists may exploit renewed chaos.
U.N. Libya mission stays in Libya but reduces staffing levels
The U.N. Libya mission is continuing to work in Tripoli, with its envoy Ghassan Salame staying on the ground, but some staff have left for leave and administrative staff will work temporarily from Tunisia, a U.N, spokesman said on Tuesday.
Erdogan’s AKP to seek fresh vote in Istanbul, citing irregularities
President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party (AKP) will demand a new vote in Istanbul, a senior party official said on Tuesday after its bid was rejected for a citywide recount of March 31 election results that appeared to hand the party defeat.
Brexit puts end in sight for Britain’s Theresa May
The beginning of the end of Theresa May’s Brexit strategy was an emotional address to the nation in which she blamed parliament for the delay in Britain’s departure from the European Union.
At least one car bomb explodes in Syria’s Raqqa city, reports of casualties: local media
At least one car bomb struck the SDF-controlled city of Raqqa with local Kurdish and Arab media outlets saying there were a number of casualties, including several dead.
UK government and Labour to discuss customs union in latest Brexit talks: finance spokesman
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party will discuss the prospect of customs union with the EU in talks with the government on finding a Brexit compromise on Tuesday, said John McDonnell, its finance policy chief.
Theresa May heads to France after asking Merkel to help on the Brexit impasse
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday met Angela Merkel, Europe’s most powerful leader, to seek support for a new Brexit delay while her ministers tried to break the deadlock in London at crisis talks with the opposition Labour Party.
Newly assertive EU faces resistant China at summit
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and European Union institution leaders met in Brussels on Tuesday for an annual EU-China summit that the EU has seized on to pressure Beijing over trade and investment.
Thai junta says diplomats broke protocol in sedition case
Thailand’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said it would talk to more than a dozen foreign diplomats after the military government accused them of “breaching protocol” by witnessing a rising political star being charged with sedition.
