Dozens missing after boat capsizes on Congo side of Lake Kivu
Dozens of people were missing after a boat sank on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, government officials and a civil society leader said on Tuesday.
‘Woefully lax’: report slams CIA cybersecurity after hacking tool leak
Many of the Central Intelligence Agency’s most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published them online in 2017 that the agency realized they had been compromised, according to a report released Tuesday.
Merkel, Erdogan agree U.N. process for Libya should be bolstered: statement
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflict in Libya and the situation in the eastern Mediterranean in a video call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Merkel’s spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.
Armenian parliament backs arrest of opposition leader for fraud
Armenia’s parliament on Tuesday voted to strip the head of the biggest opposition faction of his parliamentary immunity and allow him to be arrested on suspicion of fraud.
Belarus election candidate says she will press on despite threat to children
A candidate standing against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday she would press on with her campaign, despite receiving a threat to have her children taken away.
North Korea destroys South Korean liaison office in ‘terrific explosion’
North Korea blew up an office set up to foster better ties with South Korea on Tuesday in a “terrific explosion” after threatening action if North Korean defectors went ahead with a campaign to send propaganda leaflets into the North.
UK to merge international development ministry and Foreign Office
Britain will merge its diplomatic and aid departments, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, promising that a combined department would better promote British interests without cutting spending on overseas projects.
World Bank approves $1 billion for health, education in Congo
The World Bank said on Tuesday it had approved $1 billion in funding for Democratic Republic of Congo’s education and health systems that have been weakened by years of under-funding, conflict and mismanagement.
French police fire tear gas at health workers’ demonstration in Paris
French police fired tear gas at a health workers’ demonstration in Paris on Tuesday, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene.
U.S. says in ‘close coordination’ with South Korea after North Korea destroys liaison office
The U.S. government is in “close coordination” with South Korea after North Korea destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office on Tuesday, a senior Trump administration official said.
