UK police investigate devices on rail line linked to Brexit
British police on Tuesday were investigating two attempts to disrupt the rail network that they said were linked to Britain’s exit from the European Union.
In Irish interest to protect EU single market, PM Varadkar says
It is in Ireland’s interests to protect the European Union single market and there is no better alternative than the Irish backstop, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday.
Slovakia’s president-elect boosts liberal parties, ruling leftists fall: poll
The election of anti-graft lawyer Zuzana Caputova as Slovakia’s president has boosted her liberal, pro-European Union party’s prospects in EU elections, against the grain of rising populism across the continent, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday.
U.S. expects to resolve spat with Turkey over purchase of Russian air defense system
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Tuesday said he expected to resolve a dispute with Turkey over its planned purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system, a day after the United States halted delivery of equipment related to F-35 fight…
Egyptian policeman sentenced to death for killing Christian father and son
An Egyptian policeman found guilty of killing a Christian man and his son in a case that outraged the minority Coptic community was sentenced to death on Tuesday, judicial sources said.
NATO meeting to focus on Russia, as U.S. cautions Turkey over missile purchases
Turkey remains an important NATO ally and partner to the United States despite concerns over its plans to buy missile defense systems from Russia, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, a day before the start of a NATO meeting in Washingto…
Senegal president pledges action on environment during second term
Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Tuesday he would prioritize the environment, youth employment and women’s rights during his second term in office.
London backs plans for ‘Tulip’ tower to bloom over the city
Plans to build a glass viewing tower perched 1,000 feet above London on a slender tower shaped like a tulip have been approved by the local authority.
UK police say devices left on rail line were suspected Brexit sabotage plan
British police said on Tuesday they were investigating two attempts to sabotage the rail network in what they believed was deliberate action relating to Britain’s exit from the European Union.
With British government, parliament and people divided, a disorderly Brexit looms
The European Union said on Tuesday that Britain could be heading for a potentially disorderly exit in just 10 days time as Prime Minister Theresa May met with ministers to thrash out ways to break the Brexit deadlock.
