In or out? EU’s conservative bloc faces crunch decision on Hungary’s Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will attend a meeting of conservative officials from across Europe that may decide whether his party will stay in the main EU center-right political group where he has been accused of authoritarianism.
The sooner we vote on May’s Brexit deal the better: UK minister
British environment minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday the sooner parliament voted again on whether to approve Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal the better.
Israeli campaign ad seeks to make political point with ‘Fascism’ perfume
An election campaign video starring Israel’s far-right justice minister spoofs perfume ads to sell her political priorities, but has a strong whiff of muddled message given the fragrance is labeled “Fascism.”
In Brexit chaos, UK eurosceptics see dream ticket: new leader, new deal
In a week when Brexit was plunged into deeper uncertainty, eurosceptics in Theresa May’s Conservative Party are eyeing their dream scenario – a new prime minister and a new deal to leave the European Union.
Ethiopian crash crew’s voices may unlock high-stakes Boeing inquiry
The investigation into the final minutes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 turned on Tuesday to the secrets in the cockpit voice recorder as Boeing and a shaken global aviation industry hung on the outcome.
Six wounded in gunfire as Myanmar soldiers hunt insurgents in temple town
At least six people were wounded in gunfire as Myanmar soldiers hunted ethnic Rakhine insurgents in the western town of Mrauk U, residents said on Tuesday, while the military said a convoy was ambushed entering the historic temple town.
EU to study Boeing software updates before allowing flights to resume
The European Union will not allow models of the Boeing aircraft that crashed in Ethiopia to fly in its skies until it has received sufficient guarantees from the U.S. planemaker, the head of the bloc’s aviation safety agency said.
U.S. imposes sanctions on Venezuela state-run mining company
The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday against Venezuela’s state-run mining company Minerven and its president, Adrian Perdomo, in a bid to further cut off funding to the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Robots compete with child jockeys in Egyptian camel races
Remote-controlled robot jockeys lined up at a major camel racing festival in northeastern Egypt, as owners came under pressure from campaigns to stop using child riders.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro backs Trump wall, derides immigrants ahead of meeting
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda on the eve of their first meeting at the White House, saying he supports a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and that most immigrants to the United States wish to…
