Macron says French Islamic State detainees should be tried where they face charges
France’s President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that French Islamic state detainees in Iraq and Syria should be tried in the countries where they face charges and that France would ask for potential death penalties to be converted to life sentences….
Italy’s 5-Star confronts taboos to stem slump in support
The leader of Italy’s 5-Star Movement began on Tuesday to try to stem a steady slide in support since the anti-establishment party stormed to power last year, pledging to reconsider some of its hallmarks and founding principles.
Remains of hundreds of Jews unearthed in Nazi-era mass grave in Belarus
Soldiers in Belarus have unearthed the bones of hundreds of people shot during World War Two from a mass grave discovered at the site of a ghetto where Jews lived under the Nazis.
Trump lands in Vietnam for second summit with North Korea’s Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for their second summit in less than a year, at which the U.S. side will urge tangible steps by North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
What do people think of May’s plan for vote on delaying Brexit?
Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday offered lawmakers the chance to vote in two weeks for a potentially disorderly no-deal Brexit or to delay Britain’s exit from the European Union if her attempt to ratify a divorce agreement fails.
Iran’s Rouhani rejects resignation of ally Zarif, says he is “not alone”
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected the resignation of his foreign minister on Tuesday, standing by a leading moderate ally long targeted by hardliners in internal factional struggles over a 2015 nuclear deal with the West.
UK must justify Hezbollah ban expansion, opposition Labour Party says
Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday that interior minister Sajid Javid had to provide evidence to justify his decision to widen a ban on the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah.
Brexit: Luxembourg says UK could nominate MEPs to facilitate new referendum
The European Union should back any decision by Britain to hold a second Brexit referendum and could smooth the path by allowing it to nominate MEPs rather than participate in May’s European Parliament elections, Luxembourg’s foreign minister said.
UK government puts forward Brexit statement for vote on Wednesday
Britain’s parliament will debate and vote on Wednesday on a motion put forward by the government to say that lawmakers have noted Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement on Brexit and that negotiations are continuing, her spokesman said.
Explainer: What’s so hard about implementing a peace deal in Yemen’s main port
Yemen’s warring parties have failed to leave the main port city of Hodeidah more than two months after agreeing to a U.N.-led truce deal as part of efforts to end the almost four-year war that has pushed the country to the brink of famine.
