Brazil’s far-right candidate Bolsonaro increases election lead: poll
(Corrects first paragraph to reflect that election is this month)
Scale of Indonesian quake disaster emerges as rescuers fan out
The extent of the devastation caused by an earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi should become clearer on Tuesday, as rescuers push into remote areas that have been out of contact for more than three days.
Magnitude 6.2 quake hits near Flores in Indonesia – USGS
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 was recorded near the southern Indonesian island of Flores, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Tuesday, four days after a devastating quake on Sulawesi island killed at least 844 people.
UK PM May’s Brexit is ‘wilful economic vandalism’: Scotland’s Sturgeon
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the European Union are damaging and inviable, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will say on Tuesday.
Brazil judge releases damaging Workers Party testimony days before vote
A judge released fresh testimony on Monday alleging corrupt practices involving members of Brazil’s leftist Workers Party (PT), whose candidate Fernando Haddad faces far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro in this month’s presidential election.
North Korea says war’s end can’t be bargaining chip for denuclearization: KCNA
North Korea said on Tuesday that declaring the end of the 1950-53 Korean War “can never be a bargaining chip” for getting North Korea denuclearised, and said the country “will not particularly hope for it” if the United States does not want the end of …
First lady Melania Trump departs on four-country trip to Africa
U.S. first lady Melania Trump departed for Africa on Monday for a four-country trip that serves as her first major solo sojourn abroad on behalf of her husband President Donald Trump’s administration.
Post-Brexit immigration system will prioritise high-skilled workers: UK PM May
Britain’s post-Brexit immigration system will prioritise high-skilled workers and treat European Union citizens the same as those from elsewhere, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday.
America’s image worsens under Trump
The image of the United States has deteriorated further among its traditional allies after a year in which President Donald Trump ratcheted up his verbal attacks on countries like Canada and Germany, a leading survey showed.
Britain’s Johnson would delay Brexit if he became PM: Sun newspaper
Boris Johnson, Britain’s former foreign minister, has told senior members of the governing Conservative Party he would delay Brexit by at least six months if he became prime minister, the Sun newspaper said on Monday.
