Italian pro-refugee mayor under house arrest on illegal migration charges
A town mayor in the south of Italy, known for his innovative approach to welcoming asylum seekers, was put under house arrest on Tuesday for allegedly favoring illegal migration, angering supporters but pleasing the anti-immigration interior minister.
UK’s Boris Johnson says: Chuck PM May’s Brexit plan
Britain’s former foreign minister, Boris Johnson, called on the Conservative Party to chuck out Prime Minister Theresa May’s “Chequers” Brexit proposals which he said were an attempt to mislead British voters.
U.S. to keep supporting French military effort in Mali: Pentagon chief
The United States has no plans to reduce its support for the French-led military campaign against Islamist militants in Mali, U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis said on Tuesday.
U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary: NATO envoy
Russia must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States will seek to destroy it before it becomes operational, Washington’s envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.
Indonesia steps up race to find survivors as quake toll passes 1,200
Indonesia is in a race against time to save victims of a devastating earthquake and tsunami on Sulawesi island, the government said on Tuesday, as the official death toll rose to more than 1,200 and looting fueled fears of lawlessness.
UK’s Boris Johnson: PM May’s Brexit plans are an outrage
Boris Johnson, Prime Minister Theresa May’s former foreign secretary, said her Brexit plans were a constitutional outrage that would humiliate the United Kingdom by leaving it under the European Union’s sway for generations to come.
Leader of Northern Ireland’s DUP warns EU’s Barnier: you can’t annex us
The European Union cannot be allowed to “annex” Northern Ireland by having it accept different regulations than those that apply in the rest of the United Kingdom, the leader of the province’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said on Tuesday.
UK’s Johnson bids to shore up Conservative resolve in dig at PM May
Boris Johnson, one of Britain’s most prominent Brexit campaigners, said Prime Minister Theresa May’s party had lost its confidence and called on Conservatives to champion the free market to keep the opposition Labour Party out of power.
Far-right surge in Bavaria vote could reshape Germany’s national politics
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to humiliate Chancellor Angela Merkel’s allies in an Oct. 14 vote for Germany’s most influential regional government, an election that could have far-reaching implications for national politics.
Romanian president says Brexit deal ‘desirable and possible’
Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis said after meeting the European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Tuesday that a deal with Britain was “desirable and possible”.
