Slovak leading party pushes pensions rise in last-gasp before election
Slovakia’s long-ruling leftist Smer party, facing slipping support before a national election this month, pushed a rise in pension payments through parliament on Tuesday amid criticism from opposition parties looking to unseat it.
UK court told Assange tried to call White House, Hillary Clinton over data dump
Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet, his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday.
Spain reports first coronavirus case on mainland, hotel in Canaries locked down
Spain discovered its first case of the coronavirus on the mainland on Tuesday after a four-star hotel in the Canary Islands was locked down for tests when a guest, and then his wife, were found to be infected.
Coronavirus increases Iran’s isolation, strains South Korea and Italy
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rose to 16 on Tuesday, the highest outside China, increasing its international isolation as dozens of countries from South Korea to Italy accelerated emergency measures to curb the epidemic’s global spread.
Italy’s coronavirus outbreak spreads from its northern epicentre
Italy’s coronavirus outbreak began spreading on Tuesday from its origins in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto, with new cases reported in central Tuscany, the coastal region of Liguria and Sicily in the south.
U.S. says Iran may have suppressed ‘vital details’ on coronavirus outbreak
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States was “deeply concerned” Iran may have covered up details about the spread of coronavirus, and he called on all nations to “tell the truth” about the epidemic.
Italy measures against coronavirus strong, mission to Iran stalled – WHO
Italy has taken appropriate measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, with the focus on halting further person-to-person transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Israel’s Netanyahu seeks settlers’ votes with annexation pledge
An election in Israel next week could bring many settlers in the occupied West Bank closer to a long-held goal – annexation of the settlements where they live.
German carnival crash driver ‘seemed so satisfied’: eyewitness says
An emergency responder who tried to remove the key from a car that had just careered into 60 people at a carnival parade on Monday described how the driver had attacked her, wearing an “empty and dead” expression.
Germany tightens carnival security after driver with ‘dead’ expression injures 60
Germany increased security at some carnival processions on Tuesday after a local man plowed his car into a parade in the western German town of Volkmarsen, injuring around 60 people, including at least 18 children.
