EU executive to recommend exempting Britons from visas after Brexit: sources
The European Union’s executive is due to propose on Tuesday that Britons be allowed to visit the bloc without visas after Brexit, diplomatic sources and officials in Brussels said.
Saudi king to tour northern region, address Shura Council next week
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will resume a domestic tour and make an annual address to the Shura Council next week, as the country grapples with its worst political crisis in a generation over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Brazilian court takes issue with Bolsonaro’s campaign accounts
Brazil’s top electoral authority said it has found irregularities in the campaign accounts of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro and gave him three days to explain.
In Iraq’s parliament, Shi’ite militia leaders plan to call the shots
In May, Hassan Fada’am traded his military fatigues for a suit when he became one of 45 Shi’ite militiamen elected to Iraq’s 329-seat parliament.
Exclusive: U.N. will not help Myanmar with long-term camps for Rohingya – document
The United Nations’ refugee agency will not provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya Muslims who return to Myanmar if they are interned in camps, according to an internal position paper circulated days before the initial repatriation is due to start…
Canadian PM Trudeau says in talks with Pakistan over Asia Bibi
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday talks were underway with Pakistan over a Pakistani Christian woman whose acquittal on blasphemy charges against Islam last month sparked days of protests in the South Asian country.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro chooses general as defense minister
Brazilian President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro has appointed retired army general Fernando Azevedo e Silva as defense minister, he said in a Twitter post on Tuesday.
Ethiopia arrests former head of military conglomerate METEC: EBC
Ethiopia has arrested the former head of the military-run industrial conglomerate METEC, the state-run broadcaster EBC reported on Tuesday.
Norwegian frigate now nearly submerged after collision
A Norwegian navy frigate that collided with an oil tanker last week was almost completely submerged on Tuesday despite efforts to salvage the sinking vessel, pictures taken by the Norwegian Coastal Administration showed.
India’s top court to review ruling lifting ban on women of menstruating age entering temple
India’s top court on Tuesday agreed to review its ruling two months ago that removed a ban on women of menstruating age from entering a prominent Hindu temple in the southern state of Kerala, following widespread protests against the decision.
