Algeria suspends economic, cultural, political gatherings over coronavirus
Algeria has suspended economic, cultural and political gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Health Minister Abderrahmane Benbouzid said on Tuesday.
Father of 737 MAX crash victim stages protest on anniversary of Ethiopia crash
As families from many nations gathered for a memorial in Ethiopia to honor 157 victims of a Boeing 737 MAX plane crash a year ago, one father was thousands of miles away in Canada, protesting regulators who let the jet fly.
UK probes purchase of London mansion by ex-Kazakh president’s grandson
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has asked a grandson of the former president of Kazakhstan to explain where he got the money from to buy a multi-million pound mansion in one of north London’s most expensive roads.
After U.S., Taliban deal, Clinton warns Afghan peace push must include government, women
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Tuesday that a U.S.-led push to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan needed to include the country’s government and women if it is to succeed after Washington signed a deal with Taliban insurgents….
Berlin shuts big state theater, opera, concert halls over coronavirus
Berlin city authorities said on Tuesday performances would not take place from March 11 to April 19 in large halls at state theaters, opera houses and concert halls in the German capital in an attempt to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
Turkey defies EU pressure to shut border, says to host migration summit
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would not stop migrants trying to cross Turkey’s border into Greece despite EU pressure to do so, but he also announced a summit next week in Istanbul with European leaders to seek a solution to the crisis.
Turkish, Russian defense ministers discussed Syria’s Idlib in call: Turkish defense ministry
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu discussed northwest Syria’s Idlib region in a phone call, the Turkish defense ministry said on Tuesday.
Macron urges calm after French minister contracts coronavirus
President Emmanuel Macron warned France on Tuesday that it was at just the start of a health epidemic as the coronavirus outbreak crept closer to the heart of French political power.
Turkey says U.S. offering Patriot missiles if S-400 not operated
The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defense system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, in what he called a significant softening in Washington’s position.
Coronavirus pushes Irish rivals into open government talks
Ireland’s Fianna Fail and Fine Gael parties decided on Tuesday to open formal coalition negotiations after an inconclusive Feb. 8 election, saying they were acutely aware of the enormous challenges brought by the coronavirus outbreak.
