EU balks at adding Russia back into G7
The European Union on Tuesday rejected any suggestion that the Group of Seven advanced economies could be expanded to include Russia and warned Washington that it could not change the rules for the group on its own.
African, Haitian migrants in Honduras defy border closure in attempt to reach U.S.
African, Cuban and Haitian migrants stranded in Honduras after borders were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic began trekking northward on Tuesday in an attempt to reach the United States, migration authorities said.
UK lawmakers ‘conga’ round parliament to cast their votes
Hundreds of British lawmakers spent over an hour in enormous queues through the imposing corridors and halls of the Palace of Westminster on Tuesday, casting their first ever socially-distanced votes.
Caffeine calling: London phone boxes serve up coffee after lockdown
Two of London’s famous red telephone boxes have been reborn as a coffee stall, and the owners say the lack of inside space that was a drawback when they opened a week before lockdown could now be an asset in a socially distanced capital.
France’s coronavirus death toll up but hospitalizations down
France’s coronavirus death toll rose by more than a 100 for the first time in 13 days on Tuesday, an increase that includes nursing homes data again after a three-day interruption.
Protests over Floyd’s death expose raw race relations worldwide
Images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of African-American George Floyd who then died have sparked protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi, but they also expose deeper grievances among demonstrators over strained race relations in their own c…
Exclusive: Mexico probes Libre Abordo’s oil-for-food pact with Venezuela
The Mexican government’s financial crime department is investigating Libre Abordo, a Mexico-based firm that received millions of barrels of Venezuelan crude under an oil-for-food pact, in a probe coordinated with U.S. agencies, the department’s chief, …
Donors promise Yemen $1.35 billion, falling short of U.N. target to save aid operations
International donors raised $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen on Tuesday but the amount fell short of the United Nations’ target of $2.4 billion needed to save the world’s biggest aid operation from severe cutbacks.
Video calls connect anxious parents to hospitalized newborns in Colombia
Deysi Silva cannot see, hug or kiss her infant daughter.
Trump and Bolsonaro discussed research effort on using hydroxychloroquine to fight coronavirus, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro discussed a joint research effort on using the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as both a prophylaxis and treatment for the coronavirus, the White House said on Tuesday.
