Zimbabwe says it may need Russia to help modernize its army: RIA
Zimbabwe may need Russian help in modernizing its army in the future, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa was quoted as saying by RIA news agency on Tuesday during a trip to Moscow.
Britain’s May faces defeat in parliament over Brexit plan
Prime Minister Theresa May faced the prospect of a historic defeat in a vote on her Brexit deal in parliament on Tuesday plunging plans for Britain’s biggest political and economic change for decades into deeper uncertainty.
Merkel has given no extra assurances to May on Brexit: German spokesman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has offered no concessions to British Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit, a German government spokesman said on Tuesday, categorically denying a report in Britain’s The Sun newspaper.
German airport security staff begin one-day strike
Security staff at eight German airports went on strike on Tuesday in an escalating pay dispute that means up to 220,000 passengers could be affected by delays or cancellations, airport association ADV said.
Zimbabweans join stay-at-home protest after deadly clashes over price hikes
Streets were mostly quiet on Tuesday in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and second city Bulawayo as banks, schools and businesses stayed shut, a day after deadly protests over economic hardship and a sharp increase in the price of fuel.
Jordan agrees to host a U.N. sponsored Yemen meeting on prisoner swap
Jordan agreed on Tuesday to a U.N. request to host a meeting between the Yemeni government and the Houthi group to discuss a prisoner swap deal that would allow thousands of families to be reunited, a Foreign Ministry statement said.
Explainer: The insurgents plunging Myanmar’s Rakhine back into chaos
Myanmar’s government says it has ordered the military to “crush” rebels in the western state of Rakhine, following raids by insurgents that killed 13 police officers earlier this month.
Austria preparing bill to protect Britons’ rights in case of hard Brexit
Austria’s cabinet will this week take steps to protect the rights of British citizens on its soil in the event of a hard Brexit, its Europe minister said on Tuesday, though he stopped short of saying it would loosen its ban on dual citizenship.
China warns state firms to avoid travel to U.S.: Bloomberg
China has asked some of the country’s state-run companies to avoid business trips to the United States and its allies, and to take extra care to protect their devices if they need to travel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
China says case against Huawei executive an abuse of legal procedures
China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged Canada to immediately release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, saying the case was an abuse of legal procedures.
