HRW urges car companies to support detained Saudi activists
Human Rights Watch (HRW) launched a campaign on Tuesday urging major car companies to call on Saudi Arabia to release women activists who fought for the right of women to drive in the conservative kingdom.
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) launched a campaign on Tuesday urging major car companies to call on Saudi Arabia to release women activists who fought for the right of women to drive in the conservative kingdom.
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Russia thinks it is wrong for European firms to refuse to work with Iran: RIA
Russia thinks it is wrong for major European companies to refuse to cooperate with Iran in order to protect themselves from U.S. pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in remarks published by RIA news agency on Tuesday.
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Russia thinks it is wrong for major European companies to refuse to cooperate with Iran in order to protect themselves from U.S. pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in remarks published by RIA news agency on Tuesday.
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Russia, Iran will do more to thwart U.S. bid to undermine Iran deal: RIA
Russia and Iran will intensify work with Europe and China in coming days to counter U.S. attempts to undermine the Iran nuclear deal, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in remarks published by RIA news agency on Tuesday.
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Russia and Iran will intensify work with Europe and China in coming days to counter U.S. attempts to undermine the Iran nuclear deal, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in remarks published by RIA news agency on Tuesday.
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Extension for BoE's Carney will help response to possible no-deal Brexit: Hammond
Bank of England governor Mark Carney would have been poorly placed to handle the fallout from a no-deal Brexit had he left the role in June next year as previously planned, Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday.
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Bank of England governor Mark Carney would have been poorly placed to handle the fallout from a no-deal Brexit had he left the role in June next year as previously planned, Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday.
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Brazil's Lula to bow out of election; Poll rattles markets
Jailed former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will step aside on Tuesday so his running mate can stand for the presidency in next month's election, party sources said, as leftist candidates' strong showing in a poll pulled markets lower.
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Jailed former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will step aside on Tuesday so his running mate can stand for the presidency in next month's election, party sources said, as leftist candidates' strong showing in a poll pulled markets lower.
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Zimbabwe opposition leader plans mock inauguration in challenge to president
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa may take a mock presidential oath on Saturday, his spokesman said, three weeks after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated following a court decision upholding his disputed election victory.
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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa may take a mock presidential oath on Saturday, his spokesman said, three weeks after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated following a court decision upholding his disputed election victory.
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Brexit deal 'doable' in 6-8 weeks, Britain's Hammond says
A Brexit deal can be agreed in the next 6-8 weeks, British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday, but there would not be enough time to have a legally precise text on the UK's future relationship with the bloc once it leaves.
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A Brexit deal can be agreed in the next 6-8 weeks, British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday, but there would not be enough time to have a legally precise text on the UK's future relationship with the bloc once it leaves.
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Wrong Brexit will cost tens of thousands of car jobs, warns Jaguar boss
The wrong Brexit deal could cost tens of thousands of car jobs and risks production at Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, its boss warned, adding he had no idea if his plants could function after Britain quits the European Union.
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The wrong Brexit deal could cost tens of thousands of car jobs and risks production at Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, its boss warned, adding he had no idea if his plants could function after Britain quits the European Union.
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Trump cancels planned November visit to Ireland: RTE TV
U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit to Ireland during a November trip to Europe, Irish state broadcaster RTE and the Irish Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit to Ireland during a November trip to Europe, Irish state broadcaster RTE and the Irish Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Protesters arrive at Bedouin village as Israeli demolition looms
When the residents of Khan al-Ahmar awoke on Tuesday morning, they were greeted by the sight of five brand new shacks on the outskirts of their village, a cluster of tumbledown huts on a desert hillside in the occupied West Bank.
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When the residents of Khan al-Ahmar awoke on Tuesday morning, they were greeted by the sight of five brand new shacks on the outskirts of their village, a cluster of tumbledown huts on a desert hillside in the occupied West Bank.
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Hungary signed EU treaties, must observe EU laws: Commission
Hungary has signed European Union treaties and therefore must observe EU laws on the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights, the First Vice President of the European Commission told the European Parliament on Tuesday.
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Hungary has signed European Union treaties and therefore must observe EU laws on the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights, the First Vice President of the European Commission told the European Parliament on Tuesday.
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Russia says it is important to create conditions to continue Iranian oil exports
Russia believes it is important to create the conditions to continue Iranian oil exports to external markets, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in remarks published by RIA news agency on Tuesday.
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Russia believes it is important to create the conditions to continue Iranian oil exports to external markets, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in remarks published by RIA news agency on Tuesday.
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Ireland says Trump's first visit to Ireland postponed
Donald Trump's first visit to Ireland as U.S. president has been postponed from November "for scheduling reasons," a spokesman for Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday.
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Donald Trump's first visit to Ireland as U.S. president has been postponed from November "for scheduling reasons," a spokesman for Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday.
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Iraqi Kurds gear up for elections hoping to end turmoil
Campaigning began in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan on Tuesday for parliamentary elections that Kurds hope will help end months of turmoil, a year after the region of six million made a failed bid to break away from the rest of the country.
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Campaigning began in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan on Tuesday for parliamentary elections that Kurds hope will help end months of turmoil, a year after the region of six million made a failed bid to break away from the rest of the country.
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Hungary's Orban vows to defy EU pressure ahead of unprecedented vote
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the European Parliament on Tuesday he would not bow to EU "blackmail" as lawmakers prepared to vote on whether to punish Budapest for eroding democracy.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the European Parliament on Tuesday he would not bow to EU "blackmail" as lawmakers prepared to vote on whether to punish Budapest for eroding democracy.
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Trump cancels planned November visit to Ireland
Donald Trump has canceled a planned trip to Ireland in November that would have been his first as U.S. president, citing scheduling issues, the Irish government said on Tuesday.
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Donald Trump has canceled a planned trip to Ireland in November that would have been his first as U.S. president, citing scheduling issues, the Irish government said on Tuesday.
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UK eurosceptics say they will release 'Plan B' for Ireland on Wednesday
Eurosceptic rebels in Britain's ruling party said on Tuesday they would soon produce a "plan B" alternative to a key element of Prime Minister Theresa May's proposal for Brexit, despite pulling the plug on a broader draft circulated last week.
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Eurosceptic rebels in Britain's ruling party said on Tuesday they would soon produce a "plan B" alternative to a key element of Prime Minister Theresa May's proposal for Brexit, despite pulling the plug on a broader draft circulated last week.
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White House says has not decided on Trump trip to Ireland
The White House has not yet made a final decision on whether U.S. President Donald Trump will make a stop in Ireland as part of his trip to Paris later this autumn, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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The White House has not yet made a final decision on whether U.S. President Donald Trump will make a stop in Ireland as part of his trip to Paris later this autumn, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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Burundi under fire at U.N. for expelling U.N. human rights team
Burundi's ambassador in Geneva struggled to explain to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday why his government had thrown out a U.N. team that the Council, with Burundi's backing, had sent to investigate human rights abuses in the country.
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Burundi's ambassador in Geneva struggled to explain to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday why his government had thrown out a U.N. team that the Council, with Burundi's backing, had sent to investigate human rights abuses in the country.
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Catalonia crisis could flare again, with political and economic fall-out
At the height of the crisis over Catalonia's secession drive last year, thousands of companies moved their legal headquarters out of the region, the Madrid stock market and government bonds took a hit, and the Spanish state came under strong pressure.
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At the height of the crisis over Catalonia's secession drive last year, thousands of companies moved their legal headquarters out of the region, the Madrid stock market and government bonds took a hit, and the Spanish state came under strong pressure.
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Brazil Workers Party replaces Lula as presidential candidate: source
The national executive of Brazil's Workers Party decided on Tuesday that Fernando Haddad will be its presidential candidate, replacing the party's jailed founder, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a party source told Reuters.
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The national executive of Brazil's Workers Party decided on Tuesday that Fernando Haddad will be its presidential candidate, replacing the party's jailed founder, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a party source told Reuters.
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