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 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
View Bibi fatigue: How the Israeli election became a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu ǀ View 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 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
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
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
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
