We must ‘hold our nerve’ on Brexit, May to tell UK lawmakers
Prime Minister Theresa May will tell British lawmakers on Tuesday they must hold their nerve over Brexit to force the European Union to accept changes to the divorce deal that would pave the way for an orderly exit.
Senior Indonesian member of Islamic State killed in Syria-police
An Indonesian militant who appeared on an Islamic State propaganda video showing the execution of a hostage and was said to be close to the militant group’s leader was killed in Syria last month, an Indonesian police spokesman and his brother said.
Germany bans Kurdish PKK publishers after raids
German authorities banned two media organizations it said are linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers party (PKK), considered a terrorist organization by the European Union and Turkey, after raids early on Tuesday.
Vietnam says being chosen to host second Trump-Kim summit is a positive sign
The choice of Vietnam as host of this month’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shows the Southeast Asian nation is headed in the right direction, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Tuesday.
Acting Pentagon chief visits Baghdad to support Iraq, discuss Syria withdrawal
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for an unannounced visit during which he said he would stress the importance of Iraqi sovereignty and broach the issue of the future of U.S. troops there.
No need to be ‘purist’ about change to Brexit backstop: UK’s Leadsom
Britain’s parliament will not support Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal unless the Irish backstop measure is time-restricted but this does not necessarily mean the agreement has to be renegotiated, House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom said.
Italy presses France to extradite former leftist militant
Italy has formally asked France to extradite a former leftist militant believed to have been active during the country’s so-called “Years of Lead”, the French ministry of justice said.
The impossible job: India’s pollsters face uphill battle to call election
Thousands of candidates, hundreds of parties, endless combinations of possible coalitions – spare a thought for India’s pollsters, tasked with making sense of the country’s fiendishly complicated politics ahead of a general election due by May.
Spain’s divisions laid bare as Catalan separatists’ trial starts
Twelve Catalan secessionist leaders go on trial in Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, charged for their role in a failed independence bid 16 months ago that deeply divided the country and triggered the biggest political crisis in decades.
Japan protests call for emperor to apologize to Korean ‘comfort women’
Japan said on Tuesday it had lodged a complaint with South Korea and after a Korean lawmaker said the Japanese emperor should apologize to “comfort women” forced to serve in Japanese military brothels in World War Two.
