UK’s Labour increasingly likely to vote against Brexit deal: Starmer
It is increasingly likely Britain’s opposition Labour will vote against any Brexit deal reached by Prime Minister Theresa May, the party’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said on Tuesday.
Outrage over Church’s handling of sexual abuse scandals justified, pope says
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that young people around the world were right to feel outrage at the Roman Catholic Church’s handling of its sexual abuse scandals as it grapples with a wave of new cases in countries including Chile and Germany.
Syria minister vows Idlib will be recovered: newspaper
The Syrian state will recover Idlib through war or peaceful means, a minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday, pointing to the government’s determination to defeat rebels there despite a Russian-Turkish deal that halted an expected army offensive.
Thai police discover bodies of British man, Thai wife
Police in Thailand discovered on Tuesday the bodies of a British man and his Thai wife buried near a creek on their property in the country’s north, days after the couple were reported missing.
Duterte foe arrested after Philippine court revives old rebellion charges
Philippine police on Tuesday arrested a lawmaker who is among President Rodrigo Duterte’s most vocal critics, just minutes after a court issued a warrant on revived charges of rebellion that were dropped in 2011 after an amnesty.
Portugal warns Venezuela ties may suffer over jailed supermarket managers
Portugal’s Socialist government has warned crisis-hit Venezuela that bilateral ties could be at risk over its jailing of Portuguese supermarket managers on charges of gouging food prices and demanded that the problem be resolved swiftly.
No ‘zombie’ websites or faked stats, China tells officials
China will crack down on government departments responsible for “zombie” websites that have not been updated for years, telephone lines that are never answered and fake statistics, the ruling Communist Party said on Tuesday.
China denies Hong Kong port visit for U.S. navy ship amid trade tensions
China has denied a request for a U.S. warship to visit Hong Kong, the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city said on Tuesday, amid rising tension between Beijing and Washington over trade and a U.S. decision to sanction the Asian nation’s military.
China urges ‘stability’ in Maldives after opposition wins presidential election
China on Tuesday called for “continuity and stability” in the Maldives after Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the leader of an opposition that has vowed to review Chinese projects, defeated incumbent president Abdulla Yameen in a weekend election.
Tunisia reforms face fresh strain after president ends Islamist tie-up
Efforts to rescue Tunisia’s ailing economy face the prospect of fresh turmoil after the president declared his alliance with moderate Islamists at an end, deepening divisions in a fragile coalition managing the country’s transition from autocracy.
