Ukraine’s Poroshenko launches bid for second term as president
Ukraine’s pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko launched his bid for a second five-year term in front of thousands of supporters on Tuesday, ahead of a tight election race in March.
Yemen’s Houthis say have released Saudi prisoner
Yemen’s Houthi group said on Tuesday it has released a Saudi prisoner, according its TV channel, Al-Masirah.
British lawmakers tell banks that no deal Brexit will not spell disarray
Britain would have “fully functional” rules to remain a top global financial center even if it left the European Union without a Brexit deal, its lawmakers said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe’s lawyers march to demand justice for jailed protesters
Hundreds of Zimbabwean lawyers marched on Tuesday to demand justice for people detained in jail and others facing fast-track trials after violent protests this month led to mass arrests and a brutal security crackdown.
UK opposition Labour Party to back plan which could delay Brexit
Britain’s opposition Labour Party will tell its lawmakers to vote for a plan which could give parliament the power to delay Brexit, a Labour source said on Tuesday.
UK PM May to EU: Reopen Brexit withdrawal agreement to win parliament’s support
British Prime Minister Theresa May told her senior ministers on Tuesday that in order to win parliament’s support for her Brexit deal, that agreement would have to be reopened, her spokesman said.
Islamic State pinned in tiny eastern Syria enclave with families, U.S. backed force says
Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives and children, forcing a U.S.-backed militia to slow its advance to protect civilians, the militia said on Tuesday.
UK PM May’s party offers new compromise to break Brexit impasse
Lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party on Tuesday proposed a last-minute compromise Brexit plan which seeks to draw a line under internal divisions that have so far prevented parliament approving an exit deal.
Gunmen kill five in attack on Pakistan police station
At least five people died and around 25 people were wounded when gunmen blasted their way into a police station in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday while candidates were sitting for a police entrance exam, officials said.
Myanmar Suu Kyi’s party clashes with military over proposal to change army-drafted charter
Myanmar’s ruling party clashed with military lawmakers on Tuesday as it proposed steps towards changing the constitution, its biggest challenge in nearly three years to the army’s power over politics as enshrined in the charter.
