UK parliament rejects Labour’s Brexit amendment
British lawmakers voted 327 to 296 on Tuesday against a proposal which called for parliament to consider alternative options to prevent Britain leaving the European Union without a deal.
Trump security adviser denounces ‘threats’ against Venezuela’s Guaido
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, denounced Venezuela’s attorney general on Tuesday for what he said were threats against opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has been recognized by Washington as the country’s interim presi…
Top Pakistan court upholds blasphemy acquittal of Christian woman
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, dismissing a petition filed by Islamists who have called for her execution.
Two blasts heard near police station in southeast Iran: Mehr
Two explosions were heard in the city of Zahedan, in southeastern Iran, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.
Wife of Venezuela’s Guaido says army is key to political change
The Venezuelan opposition led by self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido just needs the country’s military to back him in order to bring down the government, Guaido’s wife Fabiana Rosales said in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper o…
Venezuela government strikes back: seeks Guaido probe, accounts freeze
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor said on Tuesday he had asked the Supreme Court to open a preliminary investigation into self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, as well to freeze the opposition leader’s accounts and impose a travel ban on him.
Islamic State to lose last bits of Syria territory in ‘weeks’: U.S.
Islamic State is expected to lose its final bits of territory in Syria to U.S.-backed forces within a couple of weeks, acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Tuesday, even as U.S. intelligence assessed that the militant group would stil…
Palestinian prime minister, government resign
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah has tendered his resignation and that of his unity government to President Mahmoud Abbas, he said on Tuesday, dealing a blow to faltering reconciliation efforts with Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas.
Palestinians say Israel aims to rid Hebron of witnesses by ejecting monitors
Palestinians in Hebron accused Israel on Tuesday of trying to rid the flashpoint city of witnesses to its actions in the occupied West Bank by ejecting a foreign observer force that helps safeguard residents.
Show the EU what Brexit you want, PM May tells British lawmakers
Prime Minister Theresa May asked the divided British parliament to send a message on Tuesday to Brussels that it would support a European Union withdrawal deal if a plan to avoid a hard border in Ireland is replaced.
