Romania moves closer to ruling out same-sex marriage
Romania’s senate overwhelmingly backed a citizens’ initiative on Tuesday to change the definition of family in the constitution in a nationwide referendum, a move that could make it impossible to legalize same-sex unions in the future.
Brazil Workers Party replaces Lula as presidential candidate: source
The national executive of Brazil’s Workers Party decided on Tuesday that Fernando Haddad will be its presidential candidate, replacing the party’s jailed founder, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a party source told Reuters.
Catalonia crisis could flare again, with political and economic fall-out
At the height of the crisis over Catalonia’s secession drive last year, thousands of companies moved their legal headquarters out of the region, the Madrid stock market and government bonds took a hit, and the Spanish state came under strong pressure.
Burundi under fire at U.N. for expelling U.N. human rights team
Burundi’s ambassador in Geneva struggled to explain to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday why his government had thrown out a U.N. team that the Council, with Burundi’s backing, had sent to investigate human rights abuses in the country.
Trump cancels planned November visit to Ireland
Donald Trump has canceled a planned trip to Ireland in November that would have been his first as U.S. president, citing scheduling issues, the Irish government said on Tuesday.
White House says has not decided on Trump trip to Ireland
The White House has not yet made a final decision on whether U.S. President Donald Trump will make a stop in Ireland as part of his trip to Paris later this autumn, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
UK eurosceptics say they will release ‘Plan B’ for Ireland on Wednesday
Eurosceptic rebels in Britain’s ruling party said on Tuesday they would soon produce a “plan B” alternative to a key element of Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposal for Brexit, despite pulling the plug on a broader draft circulated last week.
Hungary’s Orban vows to defy EU pressure ahead of unprecedented vote
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the European Parliament on Tuesday he would not bow to EU “blackmail” as lawmakers prepared to vote on whether to punish Budapest for eroding democracy.
Iraqi Kurds gear up for elections hoping to end turmoil
Campaigning began in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan on Tuesday for parliamentary elections that Kurds hope will help end months of turmoil, a year after the region of six million made a failed bid to break away from the rest of the country.
Ireland says Trump’s first visit to Ireland postponed
Donald Trump’s first visit to Ireland as U.S. president has been postponed from November “for scheduling reasons,” a spokesman for Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday.
