Thai army chief warns against protests after disputed election
Thailand’s army chief on Tuesday warned against protests after a disputed election, invoking the revered monarchy and castigating people he said “distort” democracy.
Indian low-caste leader says statues of herself reflect popular will
A powerful leader of India’s low-caste community on Tuesday told a court that setting up dozens of statues of herself reflected the will of the people to honor her and others at the bottom of the rigid Hindu caste hierarchy.
Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war
Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab leads about 300 ultra-nationalist cyber warriors fighting an internet war with arch-foe India, in a battle that is increasingly sucking in global tech giants such as Twitter and Facebook.
UK lawmakers will try to force PM May to seek further Brexit delay
A group of British lawmakers said on Tuesday they would try to pass a law which would force Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union and thus prevent a potentially chaotic no-deal exit on April 12.
May looks for a way out of Brexit maelstrom as EU says no-deal exit looms
European officials said on Tuesday the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal in 10 days time was growing as British Prime Minister Theresa May summoned ministers to try to find a Brexit breakthrough.
Norway police investigate threat against telecoms company Telia
Norwegian police are investigating a threat made against telecoms company Telia, Oslo’s police department said on Tuesday.
Shunned by banks, France’s Le Pen seeks to crowdfund EU election campaign
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right party, said on Tuesday she would raise funds from the public for next month’s European Parliament elections, after her party failed to secure a multi-million-euro bank loan.
Pope: Church should admit history of abuse of women, male domination
Pope Francis said on Tuesday the Catholic Church had to acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children and repair its reputation among young people or risk becoming “a museum”.
UK PM May would go for no-deal Brexit over revoking Article 50: FT reporter
British Prime Minister Theresa May would rather go for a no-deal Brexit than halt the leaving process altogether, she will tell senior ministers on Tuesday, a reporter for the Financial Times said.
Rumors that UK government told it cannot hold new Brexit vote: BBC political editor
There are suggestions that Britain’s government has been told it will not be allowed to bring Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal back for a fourth vote, the BBC’s political editor said on Tuesday.
