Chibok girls activist aims to end Nigeria’s political duopoly
The co-founder of a group to raise awareness about schoolgirls kidnapped by jihadists said she aims to become Nigeria’s first woman president by mobilizing first-time voters discouraged from going to the polls by the long domination of two main parties…
UK says Hong Kong rejection of FT journalist visa politically motivated
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday that in the absence of any explanation by Hong Kong for its refusal to grant a visa to a senior UK journalist he could only conclude it was politically motivated.
Police to release Romanian citizen detained over killing of Bulgarian journalist
A Romanian citizen detained as part of an investigation into the murder of a Bulgarian TV journalist will be released without charge, a senior Bulgarian police official said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe issues threats after price increases, bans protests over new tax
Zimbabwe police will ban planned protests by the labor movement against a new tax on money transfers partly blamed on a spike in prices, a spokesman said, while the vice president threatened to revoke licenses of businesses over high prices.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro would spurn coalition politics in cabinet picks
Far-right Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro vowed on Tuesday to appoint non-partisan ministers, breaking with the tradition of building cabinets through coalitions, as part of his bid to tackle graft in Latin America’s largest economy.
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.
