Spain gets coalition government after Sanchez wins parliamentary vote
Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez secured parliamentary backing by a wafer-thin majority on Tuesday to form a coalition government, ending a lengthy political stalemate.
Factbox: Major measures agreed by Spain’s new ruling coalition
Spain’s centre-left Socialists and the left-wing Unidas Podemos party have formed the first coalition government in the country’s post-dictatorship history.
Thousands mourn militia leader in southern Iraq
Thousands of Iraqis packed the streets of the southern city of Basra on Tuesday to mourn Iranian-backed militia leader Jamal Jaafar Ibrahimi, known by his nom de guerre Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed by a U.S. air strike last week.
Lebanon says it will take the necessary steps over Interpol red notice for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn
Lebanon’s public prosecutor has received an Interpol red notice over fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn and will take the necessary steps, caretaker justice minister Albert Serhan said on Tuesday.
Four Rohingya children killed in blast in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Four Rohingya Muslim children were killed by a landmine explosion in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state on Tuesday which the military and ethnic insurgents blamed on each other.
Spain’s Sanchez wins investiture vote, will lead coalition government
Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday secured parliament’s backing to form a government and end a lengthy political gridlock.
Dozens killed in stampede at Iranian commander’s funeral, burial postponed
Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on Tuesday, forcing his burial to be postponed, state-affiliated media reported.
Iran summons Brazil’s charge d’affaires in Tehran after Soleimani comments
Iran has summoned Brazil’s Chargé d’Affaires in Tehran after the government in Brasilia expressed support for the United States in the “fight against the scourge of terrorism” following the death of an Iranian general in a U.S. drone strike.
Allow cross-border aid into Syria, U.N. pleads as millions “trapped”
More than 3 million Syrian civilians are trapped in a war zone in the northwest of the country and utterly dependant on cross-border aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as it urged states to extend the mandate for that aid which expires in days.
Britain’s silenced Big Ben must bong for Brexit, lawmakers demand
After years of wrangling over Britain’s exit from the European Union, lawmakers are now tackling the finer detail: should Big Ben chime to mark the exact moment of Brexit?
