Peru’s top court says Vizcarra’s closure of Congress was legal
In a win for Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra, the country’s top court ruled on Tuesday that his dissolution of Congress amid a long-running standoff with lawmakers was legal.
Bolivia’s caretaker president seeks to unite opposition to Morales as election battle reignites
Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anez is pushing to unite a divided opposition to secure an election win in May and prevent the return to power of the socialist party of ousted leader Evo Morales.
U.S. ‘very pleased’ with UK PM Johnson’s “Trump deal” assessment on Iran – U.S. envoy
The United States is ‘very pleased’ that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees with the U.S. assessment on Iran with his comments expressing willingness to replace the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Brian Hook, the U.S. Special Representative for Iran, told …
Person who posted video of missile striking Ukrainian airliner has been taken into custody – Fars news
A person who posted a video online of a missile striking a Ukrainian airliner in Iran last week has been taken into custody by the elite Revolutionary Guards, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
Netanyahu: Israel will not allow Iran to achieve nuclear weapons
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons and called on Western countries to impose “snapback sanctions” on Tehran.
New Guatemalan president talks migration, security with U.S. before taking office
Guatemala’s new president, Alejandro Giammattei, discussed how to curb illegal immigration and improve border security in a meeting with officials of the Trump administration before he was due to take office on Tuesday, as Washington pushes Giammattei …
Poland says EU has no grounds to question Polish judiciary reforms
The European Union has no grounds to question Poland’s judiciary reforms, its government spokesman said on Tuesday.
EU executive asks EU top court to suspend work of Poland’s supreme court disciplinary chamber
The European Commission decided on Tuesday to ask the EU’s top court to suspend the functioning of the disciplinary chamber of Poland’s Supreme Court in a major blow to the eurosceptic Polish government, which immediately questioned the move.
Influential Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for anti-U.S. demonstrations
Populist Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Tuesday for a million Iraqis to march against the U.S. “presence and violations” in Iraq after Washington’s killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad.
Russia sees no grounds to trigger Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism: TASS
Russia sees no grounds to trigger the dispute mechanism in Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, citing Russia’s Foreign Ministry.
