Laser scientists win Nobel physics prize for tools made of light
A trio of American, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for breakthroughs in laser technology that have turned light beams into precision tools for everything from eye surgery to micro-machining.
Alternative Brexit conference shows threat to UK PM May from party rebels
A day after Prime Minister Theresa May urged her party to use their annual conference to unite behind her Brexit plans, rebel lawmakers were running out of patience with her decision to proceed with proposals many feel do not make a clean enough break …
EU official to Britain: you can’t leave our house and keep the key
Britain cannot leave the European house but keep the key and the right to swing by anytime, a top European Union official told London as Brexit negotiations are entering their final stretch.
China says security dialogue postponed at U.S. request
China has postponed upcoming security talks with the United States at the request of Washington, a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday, amid rising tensions between the two sides over trade, Taiwan and the South China Sea.
Turkey arrests hundreds of suspects in money-laundering probe
Turkish police detained 280 suspects in a money-laundering investigation into the transfer of about 2.5 billion lira ($419 million) worth of foreign currency to bank accounts abroad, state media said on Tuesday.
34 migrants drown in Mediterranean shipwreck, 26 survivors: U.N.
At least 34 migrants have died in a shipwreck in the western Mediterranean, which 26 people survived, the U.N. migration agency said on Tuesday, citing the Moroccan navy and a Spanish aid agency.
IAEA says it won’t take intel at face value after Israel’s Iran statement
The U.N. nuclear watchdog has said its independence is paramount and it does not take intelligence presented to it at face value, in an apparent response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s description of a “secret atomic warehouse” in Iran….
France seizes Iranian assets in response to foiled bomb plot
France seized assets belonging to Iran’s intelligence services and two Iranian nationals in response to a June plot to attack an exiled Iranian opposition group’s rally outside Paris, the government said on Tuesday.
Laser scientists win 2018 Nobel Physics Prize
Scientists Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for breakthroughs in the field of lasers used for surgery as well as scientific study, the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
Carnage at Afghan election rally as suicide bomber strikes
A suicide bomber blew himself up at an election rally in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 30, officials said, warning that the toll was likely to climb.
