Heathrow passengers told ‘things starting to move’ after drone disruption: witness
Passengers on a plane at London’s Heathrow airport have been told that “things are starting to move”, a witness told Reuters, after a drone sighting halted departures at Europe’s biggest airport.
Migrants stranded at sea despair for future amid wait for EU port
Germany said on Tuesday it could take in some of the 300 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean in recent weeks, but dozens – including five children – remained stranded at sea with no European country offering a safe port.
UK Brexit deal voting to begin at 1900 GMT on January 15: Labour Party
British lawmakers will begin voting on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal at 1900 GMT on Jan. 15, the opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday, citing a copy of the provisional schedule for the debate.
A Rohingya girl’s journey from refugee camps to college
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh – The first time I met Formin Akter, she wanted to talk about Helen Keller.
U.S. sanctions Venezuelan insiders for currency scheme
The United States imposed sanctions that target a Venezuelan currency exchange network scheme that siphoned off billions of dollars to corrupt insiders of the Venezuelan government, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
U.S. says aware of reports of Iran’s detention of U.S. citizen
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was aware of reports of the detention of a U.S. citizen held in Iran for more than six months, amid heightened tensions between the countries following the reimposition of U.S. sanctions.
In shift, EU sanctions Iran over planned Europe attacks
The European Union on Tuesday froze the assets of an Iranian intelligence unit and two of its staff, as the Netherlands accused Iran of two killings on its soil and joined France and Denmark in alleging Tehran plotted other attacks in Europe.
Reacting to EU sanctions, Iran says Europe harbors ‘terrorists’: Twitter
Iran’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that EU sanctions on Tehran over alleged planned attacks in Europe “will not absolve Europe of responsibility for harboring terrorists.”
China denies report of bailout offer for scandal-plagued Malaysian fund
China on Tuesday rejected a Wall Street Journal report that said Chinese officials had offered to bail out scandal-ridden Malaysian state fund 1MDB and try to get the United States and other countries to drop their corruption probes into the fund.
Madagascar court declares Rajoelina president, rejects fraud complaint
Madagascar’s top court on Tuesday proclaimed former leader Andry Rajoelina winner of a hard-fought presidential vote, rejecting his rival’s accusations of fraud.
