British caver says he approached by U.S., British lawyers over Musk’s comments
A British caver who helped rescue 12 boys from a Thai cave said on Tuesday that he has been approached by British and American lawyers and will seek legal advice after Tesla CEO Elon Musk directed abuse at him on Twitter.
Germany’s Seehofer under fire over deportation of suspected former bin Laden bodyguard
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer faced accusations on Tuesday of having illegally deported a man suspected of being an Islamist militant who once served as Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard despite a court ruling that he be allowed to stay in Germany….
Indian police arrest 18 for repeated rape of 12-year-old girl
Eighteen men appeared in court in the Indian city of Chennai on Tuesday on charges of repeatedly raping a 12-year girl over a seven-month period.
Trump-Putin meeting could have been worse, Poland says
U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin was not as bad as some feared, because Trump did not appear to have made concessions on Ukraine, Poland’s prime minister said on Tuesday.
Trump says Putin summit ‘even better’ than NATO meeting
President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning cast his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a glowing light and attempted to discredit the widely held perception that the day he spent with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, was detrimental to t…
Myanmar police focused interrogation on Rohingya story: Reuters journalist
A Reuters reporter on trial in Myanmar said the police questioning after he and a colleague were arrested in December centered on their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, not on secret state documents they are accused of obtaining.
Spain’s Constitutional Court blocks latest Catalan independence motion
Spain’s Constitutional Court said on Tuesday it had blocked a motion approved by Catalonia’s parliament to resume steps to declare independence of the wealthy northeastern region.
Israel passes law to ban groups critical of state, military from schools
Israel’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday that could see groups critical of government policies toward the Palestinians banned from entering Israeli schools and speaking with pupils.
Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan kill at least 15 Taliban
Islamic State fighters attacked the house of a Taliban commander in the northern Afghan province of Sar-e Pul on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people as they were attending a prayer ceremony, the provincial governor’s office said.
Portugal turns to elite firefighters to avoid repeat of forest fire tragedy
Forest fires in Portugal killed 114 people last year. Before any blaze starts this year, elite firefighters are getting ready to strike back.
