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.
Armed British police use stun gun on man inside grounds of parliament
Armed British police used a Taser stun gun to restrain a man after he ran into the grounds of parliament on Tuesday, close to where an officer was stabbed to death last year, and ignored warnings to stop.
U.N. peacekeepers confirm second tunnel at Lebanon-Israel border
U.N. peacekeepers said on Tuesday they had confirmed the existence of a second tunnel close to the blue line separating Lebanon and Israel.
Exclusive: Red tape, funding problems hamper Lion Air black box search
Bureaucratic wrangling and funding problems have hampered the search for the cockpit voice recorder of a crashed Lion Air jet, prompting investigators to turn to the airline to foot the bill in a rare test of global norms on the probe’s independence.
Cambodia union leaders convicted over protests, jail terms suspended
A Cambodian court found six union leaders guilty on Tuesday of instigating violent protests against the government in 2013 and 2014, but suspended their jail terms.
Armed police detain man inside grounds of British parliament
Armed British police detained a man inside the grounds of parliament in Westminster on Tuesday, a Reuters photographer said.
New Brexit vote will be before Jan. 21: UK PM May’s spokesman
Britain’s parliament will vote on whether to approve Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal before Jan. 21, her spokesman said on Tuesday.
EU tells UK’s May: We will not renegotiate the Brexit treaty
The European Union ruled out renegotiating the Brexit divorce treaty or its Irish border protocol on Tuesday as Prime Minister Theresa May sought last ditch assurances from the bloc to save her deal after pulling a vote she acknowledged she would lose….
Lebanon’s Aoun intervenes to help form 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.
Factbox: Who has submitted letters of no confidence in UK PM May?
Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have said they have submitted letters of no confidence in the British leader.
