Chilean president to meet Pope amid Catholic Church abuse crisis
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera will meet Pope Francis in Rome later this month during a tour of Europe, as the Roman Catholic Church in Chile faces a crisis over claims of sexual abuse and cover-ups.
Russia: U.S. comments on possible destruction of Russian warheads are dangerous: TASS
Russia regards as dangerous a statement by Washington’s envoy to NATO who said Moscow must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States would seek to destroy it before it becomes operational.
France adopts food bill, retailer says will lead to price rise
France’s parliament gave final approval on Tuesday to a “field-to-fork” law aimed at raising farmers’ income, improving food quality and fighting waste, but opponents say it will push up consumer prices and only benefit retailers.
Lithuania-bound ferry continues journey after engine incident
A ferry heading to Lithuania from Germany was able to continue its journey on Tuesday, hours after it lost power following an engine room incident, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry said.
IAEA says it won’t take intelligence at face value after Netanyahu’s Iran speech
The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s independence is paramount and it does not take intelligence presented to it at face value, it said on Tuesday in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s description of a “secret atomic warehouse” in Iran.
Beyond the rhetoric, Britain and EU preparing to move on Brexit
“Unworkable”, “unacceptable”, “impasse” – the words used to describe Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union do little to temper concerns that the two are heading for a chaotic divorce.
Ethiopia ruling coalition congress to test faith in reformist PM
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition begins a long-delayed congress on Wednesday that could shape the future of a country undergoing rapid change and help cement the authority of reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
UK PM May says working on new Northern Irish backstop Brexit proposal
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she was continuing to work on a new proposal for the so-called Northern Irish backstop when asked whether comments by her partners in parliament, the DUP, would prevent that from happening.
A bit cross, Britain’s May says she didn’t watch Johnson speech: BBC
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she had not watched a speech on Tuesday by her former foreign minister Boris Johnson, preferring instead to talk about her party that she described as being in “really good heart”.
UK Brexit minister Raab favors technical solution to Northern Ireland border
Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab said Northern Ireland was a substantial issue in negotiations with the EU, but it had been overblown for political purposes, and he favored a technical solution to the border with the Republic of Ireland.
