Spain may quarantine UK visitors, foreign minister tells BBC
Spain is considering imposing a quarantine on visitors from Britain when it re-opens its borders next week, Spain’s Foreign Minister said, in response to a similar policy introduced last week for travellers to Britain.
North Korea blows up liaison office on its side of border with South
North Korea blew up an office set up to foster better ties with South Korea in its border town of Kaesong on Tuesday after it threatened to take action if North Korean defectors went ahead with a campaign to send propaganda leaflets into the North.
Greek PM visits Israel, hoping to restore tourism and warning on Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel on Tuesday in a show of confidence in the countries’ anti-coronavirus measures which Athens hopes can be translated into a resumption of tourism.
Exclusive: African nations seek U.N. inquiry into U.S. racism, ‘police brutality’ – text
African countries are lobbying to set up a U.N. inquiry into “systemic racism” and “police brutality” in the United States and elsewhere, aiming to defend the rights of people of African descent, a draft resolution seen by Reuters shows.
China says it hopes for peace and stability on Korean peninsula
China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Beijing hopes for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, amid escalating tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang.
Beijing and provinces impose travel curbs as coronavirus cases mount
Beijing banned high-risk people from leaving the Chinese capital and halted some transportation services on Tuesday to stop the spread of a fresh coronavirus outbreak to other cities and provinces.
Exclusive: African countries seek U.N. inquiry into U.S. racism, ‘police brutality’: text
African countries are lobbying to set up a United Nations commission of inquiry into “systemic racism” and “police brutality” in the United States and other parts of the world, a draft resolution seen by Reuters shows.
Youths set fire to vehicles in French city of Dijon, police called in
Youths set fire to vehicles and dustbins in the French city of Dijon overnight, in a fourth night of trouble in the city that led to French police intervening to restore order.
North Korea appears to have blown up inter-Korean liaison office: Yonhap
North Korea appears to have blown up an inter-Korean liaison office located in its city of Kaesong, Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, citing a South Korean military source.
Three rockets land near Baghdad airport, no casualties: military
Three Katyusha rockets landed near Baghdad International Airport late on Monday, the Iraqi military said.
