Spain’s foreign minister to meet Venezuela’s Guaido
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido will visit Spain and meet the new foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Spain’s government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said on Tuesday, without providing further details of the visit.
Britain wants friendly relationship with EU in the future: UK PM’s spokesman
Britain wants a future relationship with the European Union to be based on friendly cooperation, the prime minister’s spokesman said on Tuesday when asked about a report suggesting London could be fined if it breaks the terms of a trade deal.
South Korea’s T’Way Air halts launch of Wuhan flights over virus concerns
South Korean budget airline T’way Air has postponed Tuesday’s scheduled launch of a new route to the Chinese city of Wuhan because of rising concern over the spread of a new coronavirus, a company official said.
North Korea says won’t be bound by nuclear testing pledge
North Korea on Tuesday said that as the United States had ignored its year-end deadline for nuclear talks, it no longer felt bound by commitments, which included a halt to its nuclear testing and the firing of inter-continental ballistic missiles.
Political row flares as Lebanon struggles to form government
Tensions between Hezbollah’s two main Christian allies flared on Tuesday when one said the other’s “greed” was to blame for holding up the formation of a new Lebanese government that is urgently needed to address a major economic crisis.
Hong Kong’s Lam in Davos charm drive as protests persist
For Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam the World Economic Forum in Davos is a chance to convince global business and political leaders that the Asian financial hub is back on track.
Thai officials resume peace dialogue with main southern insurgents
A senior Thai official met an envoy of the main insurgent group fighting in the country’s largely Muslim south in what both sides described as a positive step toward a peace process, the Thai government said on Tuesday.
Swiss uncovered suspected Davos spy plot by Russian ‘plumbers’: paper
Swiss officials foiled an apparent spying operation by Russians posing as plumbers in Davos, site of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, but police did not confirm key details of the account.
Protester killed as Iraq police struggle to stem unrest
Iraqi police fought running street battles with anti-government demonstrators on Tuesday, firing tear and rubber bullets to try to disperse stone-throwing youths pressing for an overhaul of a political system they see as deeply corrupt.
Father warned children of ‘bad spirits’ on isolated Dutch farmhouse
A father now facing charges of sexual abuse in a Dutch court had held six of his nine children captive for nearly a decade at an isolated farmhouse, telling them “bad spirits” would enter their bodies if they talked to outsiders, prosecutors said on Tu…
