Aquarius migrant ship cannot dock in French port: minister
France is not ready for now to let the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius dock and disembark dozens of migrants at the port of Marseille, France’s finance minister said on Tuesday.
China protests to United States over planned arms sale to Taiwan
China on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction and said it had lodged stern representations with the United States after the State Department approved the sale to Taiwan of spare parts for military aircraft worth up to $330 million.
Aquarius migrant ship cannot disembark in French port: minister
France is not ready for now to allow the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius to dock and disembark dozens of migrants at the port of Marseille, France’s finance minister said on Tuesday.
UK’s Labour opposition says preparing to vote down PM May’s Brexit deal
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party is set to vote down any deal Prime Minister Theresa May clinches with the European Union and is open to a second referendum with the option of staying in the bloc, its Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said on Tuesday…
Italy’s coalition willing to keep deficit below 2 percent of GDP: source
The ruling coalition is willing to keep Italy’s public deficit below 2 percent of gross domestic product next year, a government source said, signaling a compromise that boosted the Italian bond market on Tuesday.
Philippine poll shows biggest ratings slump for Duterte as inflation soars
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte suffered the biggest ratings slump of his presidency in the third quarter, an independent pollster said on Tuesday, amid signs of public unease about rising inflation and the cost of staple foodgrain rice.
Cambodia’s Festival of the Dead: rice offerings and Buddhist chants
Cambodians threw rice on the ground on Tuesday to mark the ‘Festival of the Dead’ or Pchum Ben and feed the spirits of the dead.
Venezuela’s Maduro accuses Chile, Colombia, Mexico of helping drone attack
Venezuela’s socialist president Nicolas Maduro accused the right-wing governments of Chile, Colombia and Mexico on Monday of helping “terrorists” who tried to kill him during a drone attack in early August.
Iran, major powers labor to keep nuclear deal afloat
The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal on Monday agreed to keep working to maintain trade with Tehran despite skepticism this is possible as U.S. sanctions to choke off Iranian oil sales resume in November.
U.S. approves $330 million military sale to Taiwan
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale to Taiwan of spare parts for F-16 fighter planes and other military aircraft worth up to $330 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.
