PM May’s spokesman: European Parliament’s Weber welcomed UK’s Brexit proposal
Manfred Weber, Leader of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament, welcomed British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit negotiating plan on Tuesday, May’s office said in a statement following a meeting between the two.
Putin sees chance circumstances behind downing of Russian plane in Syria
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the shooting down of a Russian military plane near Syria’s seacoast was the result of a chain of tragic and chance circumstances.
Israel confirms envoy in Moscow summoned to Russian foreign ministry
Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that its deputy ambassador in Moscow had been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry but gave no details of what was discussed. The meeting followed the downing of a Russian military aircraft in Syria.
Peru president’s call for confidence vote not a power grab: minister
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra decision to trigger a legislative procedure that could allow him to dissolve Congress is not a power grab but a constitutional way to pressure lawmakers to pass urgent reforms, his foreign minister said in an intervie…
Turkey will coordinate military activities with Russia in Idlib, Anadolu says
Turkey will continue its military activities in Syria’s Idlib in coordination with Russia, as it has done up until now, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency on Tuesday.
German court releases Iraqi suspect in Chemnitz stabbing
A German court on Tuesday released an Iraqi asylum seeker detained last month over the fatal stabbing of a Cuban-German man that set off violent protests by far-right radicals, his lawyer and a prosecutor said.
Russia’s Putin, Israel’s Netanyahu may speak by phone on Tuesday: RIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin may speak by phone to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday after a Russian military aircraft was shot down near Syria, RIA news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.
Trump accuses China of using trade to target election, threatens retaliation
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened further retaliation against China if Beijing targets U.S. agricultural or industrial workers amid a trade dispute, and accused China of trying to sway the U.S. election by targeting farmers.
Ahead of Yom Kippur, ultra-Orthodox Jews cast out sins with chickens and water
Waving chickens above their heads, ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel performed the ritual of “kaparot” ahead of Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar, which begins at sundown on Tuesday.
No special treatment for EU citizens after Brexit, report recommends
Britain should not give preferential treatment to European Union workers in its post-Brexit immigration system but should prioritize the higher-skilled, a report commissioned by the British government said on Tuesday.
