Trump says next meeting with North Korea’s Kim being set up
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday plans were being made for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and he thinks “incredible” progress has been made in U.S. talks with the long-isolated country.
Slovenian parliament rejects Dolenc for central bank governor
Slovenia’s parliament on Tuesday rejected the central bank’s deputy governor, Primoz Dolenc, as the official candidate to take over as bank chief after most parties gave him the thumbs-down even though he had the backing of the president.
UK Brexit minister Raab confident of Brexit deal in autumn
Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday he was confident of reaching a deal with the European Union in the coming months, and said the government should hold its nerve in the negotiations.
Brexit talks will likely run into November: Irish foreign minister
Brexit negotiations will probably need to run into November to finalise a withdrawal treaty, including a so-called “backstop” agreement to avoid a hard land border on the island of Ireland, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday.
Greek Church set to rebuff Russian call for talks on Ukraine in Orthodox rift
Greece’s Orthodox Church will resist a push by its Russian co-religionists for talks to stop Ukraine’s Church breaking away from Moscow’s orbit, Greek church officials said on Tuesday, deepening a rift within the global Orthodox Christian community.
Only solution to Scotland’s Brexit problem is independence: Sturgeon
The only solution to Scotland’s Brexit problem is to split from the United Kingdom, Nicola Sturgeon told her Scottish National Party (SNP) on Tuesday.
Former South African central bank governor Mboweni takes over as finance minister
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that he had accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and appointed former central bank governor Tito Mboweni as his replacement.
U.N. calls for probe on death of jailed Venezuelan politician
The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into the death of a Venezuelan opposition politician whom authorities say killed himself by jumping out a window while in custody but whose party says was murdered.
Lebanon’s Hariri says concessions made, hopes for government formation soon
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Tuesday he hoped a new government would be formed after President Michel Aoun returns from a trip abroad, after all sides made concessions.
Cracks appear within Catalan coalition seeking split from Spain
The two main Catalan secessionist parties on Tuesday voted against each other in the regional parliament for the first time in three years, a sign that tensions over the strategy to adopt toward Spain’s central government are becoming more serious.
