Stay or go? Syrian refugees face a life-changing choice
As the bus pulled out of a Beirut car park heading for Damascus, Ahmed Sheikh waved from the window, excited, he said, to be returning home to Syria after years as a refugee in Lebanon.
EU rules out Brexit renegotiation as May seeks help from Merkel
Prime Minister Theresa May sought Angela Merkel’s support on Tuesday to save her floundering Brexit deal but the European Union ruled out renegotiating the divorce treaty, after May postponed a parliamentary vote she admitted she would lose.
Australian government discusses moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Australia’s government met on Tuesday to discuss whether to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, two sources familiar with the matter said, a decision that would break with decades of policy and risk angering Asian neighbors.
Explainer: Chaos, or keep calm and carry on: What happens now in the UK?
British Prime Minister Theresa May has delayed a vote in parliament to approve her Brexit deal in search of extra assurances from the European Union that will win over deeply skeptical lawmakers. Britain cannot ratify any withdrawal agreement without p…
Aoun intervenes to help form Lebanon government, avoid ‘catastrophe’
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday he was intervening in stalled efforts to form a new national unity government, warning the country faced “catastrophe” if this failed.
Iran confirms missile test in defiance of U.S.
A senior Iranian military commander has confirmed that Tehran recently carried out a ballistic missile test, to the anger of the United States, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday.
Climate policies put world on track for 3.3C warming: study
Average world temperatures are on course to far exceed the main goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on limiting global warming, a study showed on Tuesday.
Brazil will quit U.N. migration pact, incoming minister says
Brazil will pull out of a United Nations pact on dealing with rising migration, the incoming foreign relations minister said, joining the United States and a growing number of countries in rejecting the agreement.
Yemen’s warring parties exchange prisoner lists, talks focus on Hodeidah
Yemen’s Houthi movement and the Saudi-backed government on Tuesday exchanged lists of some 15,000 prisoners for a swap agreed as a confidence-building measure at the start of U.N.-sponsored peace talks.
U.S. discusses Iran sanctions with Iraq, Baghdad hurt by curbs on Iranian gas imports
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Tuesday he discussed sanctions against Iran with Iraqi energy officials as Washington pressures Baghdad to stop importing Iranian gas that is crucial for its power grid.
