EU president Austria says Brexit deal cannot be renegotiated
The Brexit deal between Britain and the European Union cannot be renegotiated but the EU should consider giving assurances on the so-called Irish backstop without reopening the deal, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s office said on Tuesday.
French banks agree with Macron to freeze fees in 2019 to appease protests
The bosses of France’s major banks accepted to freeze the fees they charge households next year in a show of support for President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to appease “yellow vest” protests that have rocked central Paris in the past weekends.
Tusk tells May: EU wants to help on Brexit, but how?
European Council President Donald Tusk said after meeting British Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit on Tuesday that the bloc was willing to help her win the UK parliament’s approval of their draft divorce deal.
Argentine court convicts former Ford executives for rights abuses
An Argentine court has convicted two former executives of a local Ford Motor plant of participating in the kidnapping of company workers during the country’s dictatorship in the 1970s, a lawyer for victims of the crimes said on Tuesday.
UK PM May says just starting talks with EU leaders over Brexit backstop
Prime Minister Theresa May said she was just at the start of discussions with European leaders as she seeks reassurances that the Northern Irish backstop is only temporary, in a bid to persuade lawmakers to back her Brexit deal.
Albanian students block Tirana highway in protest at higher fees
Albanian students blocked a major junction in the capital on Tuesday after the government failed to meet their demands to improve the education system and reverse fee increases announced this month.
India’s Modi suffers biggest state election loss, boosting opposition
India’s ruling party lost power in three key states on Tuesday, dealing Prime Minister Narendra Modi his biggest defeat since he took office in 2014 and boosting the opposition ahead of national polls next year.
Rights group disputes Israeli army on West Bank killing
An Israeli human rights group disputed on Tuesday the army’s account that it killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank during a riot on Dec. 4, saying CCTV video footage showed no such disturbances when he was shot.
Russian nuclear-capable bomber aircraft fly to Venezuela, angering U.S.
Two Russian strategic bomber aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons have landed in ally Venezuela, a show of support for Venezuela’s socialist government that has infuriated Washington.
Iraq to seek exemption from U.S. sanctions on Iran: PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday he would send a delegation to the United States to seek an exemption from sanctions against Iran that would allow Baghdad to keep importing gas from Tehran.
