USA Trump says Uganda must find kidnappers of freed tourist. Uganda responds. A Ugandan government spokesman responded that there are more gun deaths in the U.S. than kidnappings in Uganda. 08/04/2019
USA Trump labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terror group The move is expected to further isolate Iran and could have widespread implications for U.S. personnel and policy in the Middle East and elsewhere. 08/04/2019
USA At the center of Trump's Homeland chaos, Stephen Miller is the lone survivor Analysis: The hard-edged young White House policy aide has survived all his rivals, and Trump's central 2020 campaign issue now belongs to him. 08/04/2019
World Fiat to pool with Tesla to reduce emissions average and avoid EU fines EU emissions reduction targets get much tougher next year with average emissions for a carmaker's fleet limited at 95 grams per kilometre. 08/04/2019
View Bibi fatigue: How the Israeli election became a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu ǀ View This is a race between two competing perspectives: Those who have Bibi fatigue and those who see Netanyahu as indispensable to the nation. 08/04/2019
United Arab Emirates UAE & Saudi Arabia to give $200m in aid to Yemenis of all backgrounds UAE and Saudi Arabia to give $200m in aid to Yemenis of all backgrounds 08/04/2019
USA Under Trump, more leaks—and more leak investigations There were 120 leak referrals for possible prosecution in 2017 and 88 in 2018, up from 37 in 2016 and 18 in 2015, according to a top intelligence watchdog. 08/04/2019
USA Car bomb in Afghanistan kills three U.S. service members The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. 08/04/2019
United Kingdom May and Merkel meet as UK parliament passes Brexit delay law The UK prime minister will also travel to Paris on Tuesday on a last-ditch mission to argue for another Brexit extension. 08/04/2019
USA Trump administration moves to undercut MLB's deal with Cuba The administration is moving to reverse an Obama-era ruling that allowed Cuban baseball players to sign with major league teams in the U.S. 08/04/2019
USA U.S. Secret Service director is out, latest casualty in DHS shakeup The departure comes the day after the head of the Department of Homeland Security resigned under pressure. 08/04/2019
USA 'Self-driving' spacecraft may help save Earth from deadly asteroid strikes European Space Agency's "Hera" craft would visit asteroid 65803 Didymos and its tiny satellite. 08/04/2019
Romania Romanian ex-priest, ex-president and sports pros battle in EU election One's just been excommunicated, another coached a national football team and a third was president of a neighbouring country, Romania's EU election candidates are a colourful bunch. 08/04/2019
USA US designates Iranian military force as foreign terrorist organisation "This action will significantly expand the scope and scale of our maximum pressure on the Iranian regime," the White House said in a statement. 08/04/2019
Ireland Barnier: EU stands 'fully behind Ireland' on Brexit The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said the EU would stand "fully behind Ireland" whatever the outcome 08/04/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: Salvini flop and violence in Libya Watch Monday night's full episode of Raw Politics 08/04/2019
Russia Russia's 'whale jail' set to close after international outcry Russia's 'whale jail' set to close after international outcry 08/04/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: populist pitch vs political reality The attempt to unite nationalists groups might prove futile, as diverging interests and their leaders' clashing personalities have so far prevented them from teaming up. 08/04/2019
no comment Animal rights activists arrested in Australia after traffic protest Australian police arrested 38 animal rights activists on Monday (April 8) after they blocked peak hour traffic in Melbourne in protests to mark the first anniversary of a film, Dominion, about factory farming. 08/04/2019
USA Democratic candidates slam Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections The Israeli prime minister was branded as a "racist" after he suggested annexing Jewish settlements on the West Bank. 08/04/2019
Libya Assault on Tripoli is 'in public's interest', says Libyan rebel group "European countries fear for civilians' safety but I can assure that our first concern is the civilians," a spokesman for the Libyan National Army told Euronews after the rebel group launched a military offensive to take Tripoli from the UN-recognised government. 08/04/2019
Libya EU Foreign Ministers seek unity on Libya crisis France under pressure to condemn Haftar's assault on Tripoli as EU seeks unity on Libya crisis. 08/04/2019
Uzbekistan Watch: Students plant trees to save what's left of the Aral Sea The rivers that feed the sea were diverted in a Soviet project to boost cotton production in the arid region. 08/04/2019
no comment Animals evacuated from neglected Gaza zoo An international welfare group evacuated dozens of animals languishing in a ramshackle Gaza zoo on Sunday to sanctuaries abroad, in the fourth and largest such rescue mission in the beleaguered, war-torn Palestinian enclave. 08/04/2019
no comment Venezuela drinking water crisis increased The Waraira Repano National Park in the Venezuelan capital has become the provider of drinking water for the people of Caracas. For many years the park was a recreational space for the inhabitants of the city. Nowadays it has been transformed into a public bathroom. 08/04/2019
no comment Rwanda honours those killed in genocide that began 25 years ago Rwandan President Paul Kagame and a number of visiting dignitaries attended a memorial ceremony on Sunday (April 7) to commemorate the lives of 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus murdered during the Rwandan genocide, a three-month-killing spree that began 25 years ago. 08/04/2019
no comment Protesters, police clash in Nantes on 21st round of 'yellow vest' demos Police fired tear gas at "yellow vest" demonstrators on Saturday (April 6) in the western French city of Nantes in another weekend of anti-government protests. 08/04/2019
France Urgent reduction of taxes a key conclusion of French national debate French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he recognised the need to "quickly reduce taxes" in a presentation of the Great National Debate takeaways. 08/04/2019
USA Trump has for months been urging administration to reinstate child separation policy A senior administration official said they believe Trump is convinced that family separation has been the most effective policy at deterring asylum seekers. 08/04/2019
