Brexit with a smile: UK launches EU exit preparedness campaign
A smiling construction worker, a grinning farmer and a jolly pensioner: these are the cartoon faces the government is using to try to reassure Britons that the country can cope with a no-deal Brexit.
Taliban call off peace talks with U.S. officials
The Taliban said on Tuesday they had canceled planned peace talks with U.S. officials in Qatar this week over an agenda disagreement.
Brazil defense minister sees no need for U.S. military base
Brazil’s defense minister sees no reason to allow the United States to set up a military base in the country, an idea that President Jair Bolsonaro has said he is open to.
Tanzania names latest mining minister in ongoing industry clash
Tanzania named a new mining minister on Tuesday amid a prolonged spat between the government and gold producer Acacia over a $190 billion tax bill, which has severely limited the London-listed company’s operations in the East African nation.
Erdogan rebukes U.S. security adviser over Kurdish militia comments
President Tayyip Erdogan rebuked Washington’s national security adviser on Tuesday for demanding that Turkey does not harm Kurdish fighters in Syria, accusing him of complicating President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops.
EU puts Iran intelligence unit and two staff on terrorism list, freezes assets
The European Union on Tuesday agreed to place a unit of the Iranian Intelligence ministry and two of its staff on the EU terrorist list for planning assassinations in Europe, the Danish Foreign Ministry and EU diplomats said.
German detained for data breach acted alone: crime office
A 20-year-old German man detained for a far-reaching data breach has told investigators he acted alone, motivated by anger at statements made by the affected politicians, journalists and public figures, the BKA federal crime office said on Tuesday.
Three killed, hundreds injured in South Africa train collision
At least three people were killed and around 300 injured on Tuesday after two trains collided in the South African capital Pretoria, an emergency services official said.
Former Mozambican finance minister challenges detention in South Africa
Lawyers for former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang argued on Tuesday that his detention in South Africa over $2 billion of fraudulent loans was illegal and that he should be released.
Athens gets snow as Greece shivers in cold spell
Residents of the Greek capital, Athens, woke on Tuesday to rare snowfall as the country shivered in the grip of a cold spell, with sub-freezing temperatures in some regions.
